Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce With Mushrooms Sweet Yellow Peppers And Italian Sausage Food

ROASTED RED PEPPER CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Lightly coat the red peppers with olive oil. Grill peppers under the broiler until the skin is blackened, and the flesh has softened slightly. Place peppers in a paper bag or resealable plastic bag to cool for approximately 45 minutes.
• Remove the seeds and skin from the peppers (the skin should come off the peppers easily now). Cut peppers into small pieces.
• In a skillet, cook and stir the garlic, basil, and red peppers in 3 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat. Cook for 10 minutes, so that the flavors mix.
• Place mixture in blender (careful it is hot), and puree to desired consistency. Return puree to skillet, and reheat to a boil. Stir in the half-and-half and the Romano cheese; cook and stir until the cheese melts. Add the butter, and stir until melted. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 5 minutes.

ROASTED RED PEPPER CREAM SAUCE WITH MUSHROOMS, SWEET YELLOW PEPPERS, AND ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• peppers: preheat oven to 400. remove stems and seeds from bells peppers. quarter. brush quarters inside and out with 2 tbsp olive oil. place peppers in an oven safe dish and cook 30 minutes flipping over halfway (or until each side is slightly browned and peppers are soft but not mushy). allow peppers to cool so that they can be handled. sauce: put olive oil, crumbled italian sausage, sliced mushrooms, garlic, nutmeg, and red pepper flakes into a deep heavy skillet and saute on medium high until meat is well done and mushrooms are tender. remove from heat. pour in white wine white pan is still hot. scraping the pan to pick up any browned bits. let sit on the stove while you prepare the rest of the sauce. place 1 cup of heavy cream in a blender with all of the red pepper and one quarter of the yellow pepper. puree for roughly 30 seconds until slightly thickened and the red pepper is totally pureed. chop remained 3/4 of the yellow bell pepper into one inch strips. mix the bell pepper cream mixture into the sausage and mushroom mixture, stirring thoroughly. add remaining 1/4 cup of cream, white pepper, paprika, and cayenne pepper. stir thoroughly and place on medium heat. continue stirring for roughly five minutes scraping sides and bottom while stirring. allow sauce to bubble for 10-15 minutes until liquid is reduced by 1/3. spoon sauce over pasta of your choice.

ROASTED RED PEPPER SAUCE (WITH GNOCCHI)

Steps:

• Bring large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the gnocchi according to the package instructions. Drain in a colander in the sink.
• In a saucepan, heat oil over medium heat until hot, add garlic and cook, stirring, until golden. Add peppers, salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Transfer to a processor or blender and puree. Return sauce to pan, add cream and bring to a simmer, stirring. Add basil, salt, pepper and few drops lemon juice, to taste.
• In a large bowl, toss the gnocchi and sauce together. Divide among bowls, strew over some torn basil leaves, and grate some Parmesan over the top. Serve immediately.

ROASTED RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Coarsely chop plum tomatoes.
• Chop sweet onion.
• Drain and chop roasted red peppers.
• Drain and chop marinated artichoke hearts.
• Quarter or slice fresh mushrooms.
• Drain ripe olives.
• In a 5 quart slow cooker, combine all ingredients except pasta.
• Use fresh herbs when available.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 4-5 hours, until all flavors are blended.
• When cooled some, use a wand mixer to blend into sauce consistency.
• Serve over pasta, or browned chicken.
• Yields approximately 15 cups.
• Freeze in 6 cup containers for future use.

BAKED ZITI WITH MUSHROOMS, PEPPERS, AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Chop yellow bell peppers and onion and mince garlic. In a 3- to 4-quart heavy saucepan cook yellow peppers, onion, and garlic in 1 tablespoon oil, covered, over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until peppers are soft, about 30 minutes. Stir in cream. In a blender puree mixture in batches (use caution when blending hot liquids), transferring to a large bowl, and season with salt and pepper. (Sauce may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered. Bring sauce to room temperature before proceeding.)
• Thinly slice mushrooms lengthwise and cut red and orange bell peppers into 1/4-inch-wide strips. In a deep large heavy skillet cook mushrooms and peppers in remaining 2 tablespoons oil over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until peppers are softened and most of liquid is evaporated, about 8 minutes, and season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Fill a 6- to 7-quart kettle three fourths full with salted water and bring to a boil. Stir in ziti and cook until just tender, about 10 minutes. Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water and drain ziti well in a colander. Rinse ziti and drain well. Thinly slice scallion greens. Into sauce stir ziti, mushroom mixture, scallion greens, 1 1/2 cups Parmesan, reserved cooking water, and salt and pepper to taste. Spoon mixture into a 3-quart shallow baking dish and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan.
• Bake ziti in middle of oven until hot and pasta begins to brown, about 20 minutes.

SUSAN'S ITALIAN ROASTED RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Line baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Wash WHOLE red bell peppers and lightly rub a tiny bit of olive oil to the skin on all side.
• Lay them side by side on baking sheet in two rows.
• Place in the over on broil and broil them until the skin blackens quite a bit. (about 9-12 minutes per side).
• As one side darkens, take them out and continue to roast all sides until the peppers are evenly charred.
• Place in a bowl or baking dish and cover in saran wrap to let them "steam" for 20 minutes (This will help to release the charred skin and maintain the sweet inner flesh).
• Pull the tops off the peppers and be sure to save any release pepper juices in the dish you plan to place them. Remove all the charred flesh by tugging on it (should come off in sheets if steamed enough).
• Removed seeds and rinse lightly under water, if necessary, to get all seeds out.
• Place in bowl and add the olive oil, garlic and parsley. Mix well and serve at room temperature.

ROASTED YELLOW PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Roast and peel the yellow peppers, following the instructions in step one of recipe for roasted red pepper puree. Cut the peppers into cubes and set aside.
• Put 1 tablespoon of the butter in a saucepan and add the shallots, garlic, rosemary and wine. Bring to a boil and cook down by half.
• Add the cream and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring often with a wire whisk, about 10 minutes.
• Blend the flour with the remaining 1/2 tablespoon butter. Add to the sauce, stirring with a whisk.
• Put the yellow pepper cubes into the container of a food processor or, preferably, an electric blender. Blend as thoroughly as possible. Scrape the puree into the sauce and cook about 5 minutes, stirring often. Add the vine-gar, salt and pepper. It is not essential but, ideally, the sauce should be put through a fine sieve, preferably the sort called a chinois.