4 simple simmered Recipes

dried italian-style bread crumbs, garlic clove, minced, grated pecorino romano, grated provolone, chopped fresh italian parsley leaves, olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, flank steak, dry white wine, simple tomato sauce , recipe follows, or store-bought marinara sauce, extra-virgin olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic, chopped, stalk celery, chopped, carrot, chopped, crushed tomatoes, basil leaves, dried bay leaves, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, unsalted butter , optional, in a large casserole pot , heat oil over medium-high heat. add onion and garlic and saute until soft and translucent, about 2 minutes. add celery and carrot and season with salt and pepper. saute until all the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. add tomatoes, basil, and bay leaves and reduce the heat to low. cover the pot and simmer for 1 hour or until thick. remove bay leaves and taste for seasoning. if sauce tastes too acidic, add unsalted butter, 1 tbsp at a time, to round out the flavor., pour half the tomato sauce into the bowl of a food processor. process until smooth. continue with remaining tomato sauce., if not using all the sauce , allow it to cool completely and then pour 1 to 2 cup portions into plastic freezer bags. freeze for up to 6 months., prep time : 15 minutes, cook time : 1 hour, 10 minutes

steaks or 1 1/2 lbs beef, simmering cut, olive oil, brown gravy mix, onion, minced (or more to taste), brown sugar, red wine vinegar, worcestershire sauce, ground ginger, salt, pepper, freshly ground, bay leaf, broad egg noodles , cooked according to instructions, fresh parsley, chopped for garnish

butter, for greasing pan, all-purpose flour, for dusting pan, german chocolate cake mix, sweetened shredded coconut, chopped pecans, fresh or frozen and thawed whole cherries, pitted and minced, brandy, simple syrup (equal parts water and sugar simmered, then cooled), ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, heavy cream, butter, bittersweet chocolate chips, fresh or frozen and thawed whole cherries, pitted, chopped chocolate