Recipes tagged with « Family Dinner »
Sausage Rapini Subs
Italian sausage melded with stewed diced tomatoes and wilted rapini stuffed inside crusty submarine rolls layered with melted provolone. A hearty handheld, balancing savory meat, lightly bitter greens, and sharp creamy cheese. Techniques focus on browning sausage properly, peeling acidity from tomatoes, and blanching rapinis to just tender-crisp. Mild oily crusts warmed until cheese bubbles, then filled with the savory mess. Variations suggest swapping fennel sausage for spicy chorizo or kale for rapini to tame bitterness. Timing based on color, aroma, texture cues over clocks. Quick roast and saute. Practical tips for soggy buns and uneven cooking included.
Chicken Fricassee Twist
Bone-in chicken thighs swapped for breasts. Sweet potatoes swapped Yukon Gold. Butter swapped olive oil. Mix of frozen green beans and peas instead of fresh veggie medley. Cornstarch in cream and stock to thicken. Garlic replaced with shallots for a mild punch. Parsley swapped with chopped tarragon. Simmer times adjusted by a few minutes. Brown chicken first. Add potatoes next then shallots. Pour part stock, cover and simmer till potatoes soften. Add veggies. Simmer again. Mix cornstarch with cream and remaining broth. Stir into pan and thicken. Spoon out, sprinkle herbs.