I had a pork tenderloin that I wanted to use last nite for dinner. After trimming off all the silver skin and any fat, I sliced into 1″ thick pieces and lightly pounded them between plastic wrap (not to thin), salt and pepper them and dredged them in season flour. Sauteed them in olive oil [...]

This sauce is spicy and full of flavor and goes great on beef,and chicken. Sicilian Tomato Sauce 1/4cup – Olive Oil 4ea. – Anchovy Fillet 1ea. – Yellow Onion (cut into chunks) 1ea. – Eggplant (Med. peeled, sliced & sweated)(cut into chunks) 21/2# – Tomatoes (Ripe)(cut into chunks) 1oz. – Garlic (Chopped) 1tbls. – Basil [...]

This is a great recipe for shrimp that can be cooked many different ways. Basil Cream Sauce 1tbls. – Olive oil 1oz. – Shallots chopped fine 1/2oz. – Garlic chopped 2oz. – Basil chopped 1/2cup – White wine 1tsp. – Lime juice (fresh) 1oz. – Tomato diced 1 1/4cup – Heavy cream or manufacturing cream [...]

Bechamel sauce is basically a sauce made from equal quantities of butter and flour to which milk is added and cooked until it thickens. A great base for many (small sauces). This is one of the five mother sauces. Béchamel Sauce 1/4 cup unsalted butter 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 2 cups milk 1 small onion [...]

Basically think of it as making chicken gravy, silky and smooth. It is a blank canvas. This is one of the five mother sauces. Veloute sauce 1 1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 3/4 cups chicken stock 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper Preparation: Melt  butter in a [...]

Espagnole is a classic brown sauce, typically made from brown stock, mirepoix, and tomato product, and thickened with roux. This is one of the five mother sauces. Espagnole sauce 1 carrot, coarsely chopped 1 medium onion 1 celery rib coarsely chopped 3/4 stick of unsalted butter 1/2  cup all purpose flour 4 cups of hot [...]

This creamy, slightly tart sauce is made from an emulsion of egg yolks, butter, and lemon juice cooked over gentle heat. The secret to making a successful Hollandaise is to keep the heat at a low simmer so that the egg yolks don’t curdle, and to whisk constantly. This is one of the five mother [...]

This is a simple Tomato sauce that you can serve as is or change ingredients to make the sauce that you and your family will love. This is one of the five mother sauces. Tomato Sauce 1/4 cup olive oil 8 oz Yellow onions, diced 4 oz celery, small dice 2 oz carrots, small dice [...]