Rich Tomato Gravy Food

SIRLOIN STEAK WITH TOMATO BASIL SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk the marinade ingredients together in a small bowl.
• Place the steaks in a resealable plastic bag.
• Pour the marinade over the steaks. Refrigerate marinating steaks for at least 2 hours.
• Remove marinating steaks from the refrigerator and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before grilling.
• Heat grill to medium heat. Remove steaks from marinade and place on a hot grill.
• Grill steaks for approximately 8 minutes on each side, turning only once. Internal temperature of the steak should reach 145 degrees for a medium steak (use a meat thermometer).
• Heat olive oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat, make sure the olive oil doesn't turn brown. Add garlic and sauté until a light golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, basil sprigs, and dried crushed red pepper to a food processor and pulse a few times. Add tomato mixture to the garlic in the sauce pan.
• Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and simmer until mixture is reduced to a thick sauce consistency (about 3 cups), stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
• Season sauce to taste with coarse kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Top grilled steaks with tomato basil sauce. Garnish with shredded basil.

OLD-FASHIONED TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 2 tablespoons in pan. Add onion to drippings; cook and stir over medium-high heat until tender, 3-5 minutes. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until blended; cook and stir over low heat until mixture is golden brown (do not burn). Gradually whisk in tomato juice. Stir in tomatoes. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until thickened, 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in bacon. Serve over biscuits.

SLOW COOKER EASY POT ROAST WITH RICH TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• Pat roast dry with paper towel.
• In a skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
• Add roast and cook, turning, until brown on all sides, about 7 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer to slow cooker.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Add onions, celery and carrots to pan and cook, stirring, until vegetables are softened.
• Add garlic, mustard, thyme, salt and pepper and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Sprinkle mixture with flour and stir.
• Add tomato soup and beef broth and cook, stirring, until thickened.
• Stir in Worcestershire sauce.
• Pour mixture over roast, cover and cook on LOW for 10 to 12 hours or on HIGH for 5 to 6 hours, until meat is very tender.
• Remove roast from slow cooker and place on serving platter.
• Stir in brown sugar and vinegar, if using, to pan juices.
• Pour sauce over roast or serve in a separate sauce boat.

ITALIAN TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over low heat. Saute the garlic, red pepper flakes, and herbs for 2 minutes until the herbs are fragrant and garlic is golden (but not overly brown.) Raise the heat to medium, add onion and carrot; cook for 5 minutes until they breakdown and are soft. Deglaze with red wine and reduce to evaporate the alcohol. Hand crush the canned tomatoes and add to the pot, along with its liquid. Add a pinch of sugar to cut down on the acidity from the tomatoes; season with salt and pepper. Let simmer for 30 minutes, uncovered.

RICH TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• Skin tomatoes and chop up roughly.
• Soften onion in oil - do not brown.
• Add garlic and salt and fry for 1 minute.
• Add tomatoes, cayenne pepper, tomato cocktail, sugar, black pepper, coriander and lemon juice and heat to boiling point.
• Reduce heat and simmer til thick.
• Adjust seasoning, if needed.
• Mix in remaining ingredients and serve.

GRANDPA'S TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a Dutch oven, and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the fat starts to cook out, about 2 minutes. Add the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the diced tomatoes and tomato sauce to the pan. Season with sugar and black pepper. Simmer until the sauce is reduced by at least 1/4 and up to 1/3, 30 to 45 minutes. Stir in the butter just before serving.

TOMATO GRAVY AND RICE

Steps:

• In cast iron skillet, cook 8-10 slices of bacon until cripsy.
• Drain bacon and pour off all but 4-5 tablespoons of bacon drippings.
• Crumble bacon and set aside.
• In the same skillet with bacon drippings, add diced tomatoes.
• Then add crumbled bacon pieces.
• Stir all together and add salt and pepper to taste.
• Simmer for 15 minutes and then pour over cooked rice.

ITALIAN MEATBALLS IN RICH TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• Combine first 8 ingredients and shape into about 24 firm balls.
• Brown in a little olive oil.
• Add the red wine and tomatoes with pinch of sugar and cook gently for 1 hour until sauce has thickened and turned dark red.

VEGETARIAN GRAVY

Steps:

• Fry the veg and herbs in the butter for 10-12 mins until the vegetables start to brown. Scatter over the sugar and continue to cook until sticky and caramelised.
• Stir in the flour until sandy, then add the Marmite, if using, tomato purée and vinegar. Pour over the stock, then simmer everything together until you have a thickened sauce.
• Sieve, then add soy sauce to season and colour. Use straightaway or cool and freeze.