Tomato Alla Panna Sauce Food

PENNE ALLA PANNA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a skillet.
• On a high heat, quickly fry the ham or prosciutto until starting to brown, keep stirring it continuously to stop it from burning.
• Turn down to a low heat or if cooking on an electric hob turn it off, pour in 250 ml of cream.
• Add the cayenne pepper and stir in the parmesan.
• If the sauce seems really thick add some more cream, the pasta shouldn't be dry, but neither should it swim in sauce.
• Stir in the pasta and serve straight away.

AUTHENTIC ITALIAN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large pot, sauté onion and garlic in olive oil.
• Empty plum tomatoes into large bowl and squash with your hands.
• Add all ingredients (including any meatballs or sausage you want to add) to pot and simmer for 3 hours.

TUSCAN TOMATO SOUP (PAPPA AL POMODORO)

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; add chopped onion, chopped carrot, and chopped celery. Cook until softened, stirring often, about 15 minutes. Stir in tomato passata and milk. Season with salt, cover and simmer tomato sauce until flavors are well combined, 20 minutes.
• Combine whole onion, whole carrot, and whole celery stalk in a stockpot; cover with water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes. Strain vegetables and keep stock warm.
• Stir 1 1/2 cups stock into tomato sauce. Add stale bread; stir and set aside for 15 to 20 minutes to allow the bread to soften.
• Combine tomato-bread mixture, 1 1/4 cups grated Parmesan cheese, and 1 teaspoon of olive oil in a blender; blend until mixture has consistency of a mousse.
• Ladle soup into bowls and serve with shaved Parmesan cheese and drizzled with remaining olive oil. Garnish with basil leaves.

LINGUINE ALLA PANNA WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, until soft and lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and stir until lightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour in white wine and chicken broth; stir to combine. Season with Italian seasoning, salt, red pepper, and black pepper. Bring sauce to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
• Pour in tomatoes with liquid and cook on a low simmer for 30 minutes. Remove sauce from heat and allow to cool slightly. Pour sauce into a blender and process until smooth. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper if desired. Return sauce to saucepan and heat over lowest setting until warm. Pour in cream and stir to combine.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat and cook sliced sausage until browned and heated through, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Drain pasta and add to sauce. Gently mix to combine.
• Divide pasta and sauce amongst individual serving bowls or plates and top with sliced sausage. Garnish with basil chiffonade and Parmesan cheese.

CHICKEN ALLA PANNA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Prepare an assembly line for breading your chicken by placing the flour, a beaten egg, and the bread crumbs on 3 separate shallow dishes.
• Dredge chicken in flour, then dip both sides into the egg, then coat with bread crumbs.
• Place breaded chicken in skillet and brown both sides, about 5 minutes total; remove from skillet and set aside.
• Add onions and mushrooms to skillet, and cook, while stirring, until onions begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Pour in broth; season with salt and pepper.
• Remove pan from heat and add butter and brandy (or sherry), return to heat and cook about a minute.
• Stir in flour, mixing well.
• Reduce heat to low, stir in broth, return chicken, cover pan and simmer about 8 minutes; stir in cream, heat through, and serve.