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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Thursday's Kitchen Cupboard

I raided the freezer to make a pasta sauce this week.  I pulled out frozen red peppers, frozen zucchini and a bag of frozen tomatoes.



 First I sauteed an onion in olive oil, then added the frozen vegetables.
 I cooked down the vegetables until they softened.
 I added pepper flakes, salt and pepper and 2 tablespoons of molasses.
 For a change from basil I added fresh oregano.
 Once everything was cooked down I used the stick blender to puree it all.  I left some lumps.
 It was a spicy sauce for angel hair pasta.

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6 comments:

  1. RobinThursday, November 03, 2011 7:59:00 AM

    Sounds great Marcia! With all the different red sauces that "The Italian" makes around here, he has never made one using molasses. We are going to have to try it!

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  2. wildernessThursday, November 03, 2011 9:54:00 AM

    Looks good. Have never used zucchini or molasses in my red sauce. But then I don't use sugar in any either.

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  3. floweringmamaThursday, November 03, 2011 11:16:00 AM

    I made curly pasta with caramelized onions and tomatoes, fresh elephant garlic and freshly grated parmesan. Nothing like fresh pasta sauce!

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  4. MarciaThursday, November 03, 2011 2:04:00 PM

    Robin - I never have put molasses in a red sauce either, but I figured it would be a nice change from supar to cut the acidity of the tomatoes.

    Wilderness - This was new for me to. Consider it a "necessity is the mother of invention" moment in the kitchen. It tasted very good though maybe a tad spicy - too many red pepper flakes. The extra went into the freezer for another day.

    Floweringmama - I didn't include garlic and maybe should have but I was going for a different sort of sauce so that's why the oregano and no basil.

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  5. HolleyGardenFriday, November 04, 2011 5:15:00 PM

    Looks fabulous! Like others, I had never used molasses. That really caught my eye! You say it was a bit spicy from the red peppers. It will be a great sauce to pull out on a cold winter's day!

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  6. jeanlivingsimpleWednesday, November 09, 2011 6:59:00 PM

    Very nice garden. I hope your rosemary survives.
    BTW...I checked my blog for the "link" issue. It shows up very well for me...so I am a bit puzzled.
    Thanks for the head-ups.

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