Pierre Franeys Tomato Sauce Recipes

PIERRE FRANEY'S TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Blend the tomatoes thoroughly, using a food processor or electric blender.
• Heat the oil in a saucepan and add the onions and garlic. Cook briefly, stirring. Add the tomatoes, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Let simmer about 20 minutes.

LINGUINE WITH SAUTéED SHRIMP, TOMATOES AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Peel and devein shrimp.
• Bring water with salt to a boil in a large kettle.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat and add the garlic and red and green peppers. Cook briefly without browning. Add the tomatoes, salt, pepper and oregano. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring, 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, drop linguine into boiling water and cook about 9 minutes or until it reaches a degree of doneness. Drain quickly and reserve about 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid.
• While linguine cooks, heat remaining oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add shrimp, pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, about a minute. Add to tomato sauce.
• Add linguine, reserved cooking liquid and the basil to mixture. Heat thoroughly. Toss well and serve immediately.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH TOMATOES AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the oil and butter in a heavy-bottom skillet. Add the chicken breasts and saute over medium-high heat, turning the pieces often until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Add the shallots and garlic around the chicken. Cook briefly; add the tarragon, tomatoes, vinegar, capers, wine and tomato paste. Stir to dissolve the brown particles adhering to the bottom of the skillet.
• Blend well, bring to a boil, and then cover and simmer for 9 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH PEPPERS, TOMATOES AND SAFFRON

Steps:

• Heat the oil over medium high heat in a skillet. Add the peppers, onions, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, about 3 minutes or until crisp tender. Then add the tomatoes and saffron. Cover and simmer 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a skillet large enough to hold the chicken breasts in one layer. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat until lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Turn the pieces, reduce the heat and cook about 5 minutes or until done. Do not overcook. Transfer the chicken to a warm platter and keep it warm.
• Add the shallots to the skillet and cook until wilted. Do not brown. Pour in the wine and scrape the bottom with a wooden spatula to dissolve any brown particles that may cling to the bottom of the skillet. Reduce the wine almost completely and add the chicken broth. Let this cook until it is almost totally reduced. Add the chicken breasts and any liquid that may have accumulated. Add the pepper and tomato mixture, bring to a simmer and add the parsley. Serve with rice.

PORK CUTLETS PARMIGIANA

Steps:

• Pound each slice of pork on a flat surface with a meat pounder or a mallet to about 1/4-inch thick. (Properly pounded slices will look like veal scallopini.)
• Place the egg, water, cumin, rosemary and salt and pepper in a mixing bowl, and beat well. Place the bread crumbs on a flat dish.
• Dip the pork slices in the egg mixture to coat and then dip in the bread crumbs. Pat lightly with the flat side of a kitchen knife to help the crumbs to adhere.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a saucepan and add the garlic and onions. Cook, stirring for one minute; do not brown. Add the tomatoes, oregano, salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
• In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and place as many cutlets as possible in one layer. When the slices are golden brown on one side, about 3 minutes, cook on the other side for 3 minutes. As the pieces are done, transfer them to a heated platter. Add more oil, if necessary, to the skillet, and continue cooking the rest of the slices in the same manner.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a baking dish large enough to hold the cutlets in one layer, spoon a little sauce over the bottom, add the cutlets, spoon more tomato sauce on top and cover each cutlet with mozzarella cheese. Add the remaining sauce. Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese over the dish and bake until piping hot and cheese is melted, about 10 minutes.

FRESH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan and add the onions and garlic. Cook, stirring, until they are wilted.
• Add the tomatoes, bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer about 10 minutes. Stir in the butter and basil.

LASAGNA WITH TURKEY AND FRESH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the sauce, core the tomatoes and cut them into 1-inch cubes. Put the tomatoes in a food processor and blend until coarsely chopped. There should be about 4 cups.
• Heat the oil in a skillet and add the garlic. Cook briefly but do not brown. Add the tomatoes, red pepper flakes, oregano, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• To prepare the lasagna, heat the oil in a nonstick skillet and add the turkey meat. Cook, stirring to break up the particles of the meat, until lightly browned.
• Add the garlic, stir and add the wine. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook until the wine is evaporated. Add the tomato sauce, oregano, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook the lasagna in salted water, according to instructions on the package, adding the lasagna strips one at a time. Cook until tender. Add the cold water to cool. Drain, and spread the strips one at a time on a damp cloth.
• Lightly grease a 2-quart oblong baking dish. Add a layer of lasagna.
• Beat the ricotta with the hot water to make it spreadable. Spread about one-third of the ricotta over the lasagna. Spread a layer of the meat sauce over this and sprinkle on about a quarter of the Parmesan cheese.
• Continue making layers, ending with a layer of lasagna. Sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan cheese. Pour the melted butter over all and bake for 15 minutes or until the lasagna is piping hot and bubbling.