Best Los Amores Recipes

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TAGLIATELLE WITH MUSHROOMS IN RED WINE



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This hearty, umami-rich pasta dish is easily assembled in less than an hour. For the best texture, use your hands and not the food processor. Chopping the mushrooms and crushing the tomatoes by hand ensures some uniformity. The sauce can be prepared in advance, since you will summon the powers of the cooking water from the tagliatelle. Use more, if needed, to moisten the mixture before serving.

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories     pastas, main course

Time 45m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 ounces pancetta, diced
12 ounces cremini mushrooms, wiped clean, cut in 1/2-inch dice
Salt
1 medium onion, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
4 canned San Marzano tomatoes, drained and finely crushed with a fork
1/2 cup dry red wine
1 teaspoon anchovy paste
Ground black pepper
2 tablespoons minced flat-leaf parsley leaves
1 pound fresh tagliatelle or fettuccine
Freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Steps:

  • Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large (12- to 14-inch) skillet or sauté pan. Add pancetta and cook on medium until lightly browned. Add mushrooms, strew with some salt and continue to cook until mushrooms have softened and most of the liquid in the pan has evaporated, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in onion and garlic, and cook another 5 minutes or so until the onion starts to brown.
  • Add tomatoes, wine and anchovy paste. Stir well and continue to cook until the liquid in the pan reduces and thickens somewhat, another 5 minutes or so. Season with pepper and more salt if needed. Fold in parsley and remaining oil, and remove from heat.
  • Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the pasta. Cook pasta about 4 minutes, until al dente. Remove from heat. Use tongs to transfer pasta to the skillet, with some of the pasta water still clinging to it. Reserve another cup of the pasta water.
  • Reheat mixture in the skillet, folding mushroom mixture with pasta for several minutes. Add additional pasta water as needed so the mixture is moist but not soupy. Transfer to a large, warm bowl and serve, with grated cheese alongside.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 591, UnsaturatedFat 14 grams, Carbohydrate 76 grams, Fat 21 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 21 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 975 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams, TransFat 0 grams

S'MORES



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Graham crackers with melted marshmallows and chocolate. Prepared over an open flame, this camping favorite is great for the holidays, too. Not recommended for the stove top.

Provided by CASEY52

Categories     Desserts     Chocolate Dessert Recipes

Time 3m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 3

1 large marshmallow
1 graham cracker
1 (1.5 ounce) bar chocolate candy bar

Steps:

  • Heat the marshmallow over an open flame until it begins to brown and melt.
  • Break the graham cracker in half. Sandwich the chocolate between the cracker and the hot marshmallow. Allow the marshmallow to cool a moment before eating.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 277.3 calories, Carbohydrate 37.8 g, Cholesterol 10.2 mg, Fat 14 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 8.3 g, Sodium 73.7 mg, Sugar 30.8 g

ROQUEFORT, LEEK AND WALNUT TART



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The open-face Alsatian tarte flambée can be as versatile as a quiche. Most often it's given classic treatment, with bacon and onions on a pastry-lined bed of crème fraîche and fromage blanc. But why stick to tradition? You can make it with mushrooms, omit the bacon and dot it with caviar, add smoked salmon, pave it with zucchini slices, and explore other cheeses, including Taleggio and chèvre. Here's an assertive version that keeps the bacon but opts for Roquefort cheese, leeks and walnuts. And instead of pizza dough, which is a typical underpinning, for a more expedient result, you can make it with pie pastry.

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories     brunch, dinner, lunch, pies and tarts, main course

Time 1h

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 cups/180 grams all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg yolk
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 strips thick-cut smoked bacon, diced (about 2 ounces)
1 cup chopped leeks, white part with a little light green
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
4 ounces Roquefort cheese, or other blue-veined cheese
3 tablespoons crème fraîche

Steps:

  • Blend together flour, baking powder and half the salt in a bowl or a food processor. Beat egg yolk with 5 tablespoons cold water. Stir in olive oil. Pour this mixture over the flour mixture and beat with a fork if using a bowl, or pulse about a dozen times in the processor, until dough starts to come together. Add another teaspoon or two of water if mixture is too dry.
  • Gather dough together and knead briefly on a lightly floured surface to form into a ball. Roll and trim to make an oblong 9 by 13 inches or a 12-inch round. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Fold up a half-inch border all around either shape. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Spread bacon in a heavy skillet and cook until very lightly browned. Stir in leeks and remaining salt and cook until softened and translucent. Stir in walnuts, sauté about 30 seconds, and remove from heat. Mash Roquefort and work in crème fraîche. Spread on pastry. Scatter leek, bacon and walnut mixture evenly on top. Bake 20 minutes, allow to cool briefly, cut in squares or wedges and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 240, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 20 grams, Fat 14 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 167 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams

ITALIAN POT ROAST (STRACOTTO)



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Pot roasts exist in many cuisines, of course, and the Italians have stracotto, which means "overcooked." Like many other roasts, this one cooks low and slow after it's seared. But here, red wine adds depth to the tomatoes, and a smattering of fresh basil contributes to its complexity. Make this for your next Sunday supper, or on a cold winter evening.

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 4h

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 large cloves garlic, peeled
1 (3-pound) rump or boneless chuck roast
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound onions, peeled and chopped
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
2 ribs celery, chopped
1/2 cup robust dry red wine
1 cup seeded, chopped plum tomatoes or well-drained canned plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Cut the garlic into thin slivers. Pierce the meat in many places with the point of a knife and insert the garlic slivers into the holes.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a heavy 3- to 4-quart heatproof casserole. Add the meat and brown it well over medium heat. Remove it from the casserole. Add the remaining oil and the onions, carrots and celery. Saute them until moderately brown.
  • Stir in the wine and cook for a few minutes, scraping the casserole. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste and basil. Season the mixture with salt and pepper and return the meat to the casserole.
  • Cover tightly and cook over very low heat for at least three hours, until the meat is very tender. Turn the meat a few times during cooking.
  • Remove the meat from the casserole. To serve immediately, skim the fat from the surface of the sauce, then puree the sauce in a food processor and reheat. Otherwise, refrigerate the meat and sauce overnight. Remove any congealed fat from the sauce and puree the sauce in a food processor. Reheat the meat in the sauce before serving.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 456, UnsaturatedFat 19 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fat 31 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 34 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 691 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 1 gram

LOS AMORES



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This vibrant, ruby-red cocktail - devised for Valentine's Day by Bien Trucha, a group of Mexican restaurants in the suburbs of Chicago - is a superb opener for an intimate dinner. But there's no need to limit the drink to one annual event. Serve it at Mother's Day; it's actually mild enough for brunch. It also suits an anniversary party, a summertime celebration and - prepared in a generous quantity to fill a punch bowl - one of December's festive occasions. It's easily made. The drink was inspired by the classic Kir Royale (Champagne and cassis) though a variation that suggests a margarita is another option: Replace the strawberries with a couple of blood orange segments and use a triple-sec liqueur instead of the cassis. Garnish it with a blood orange segment.

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories     cocktails

Time 10m

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 red ripe strawberries
3/4 ounce lime juice
3/4 ounce simple syrup (see note)
1/4 ounce crème de cassis
1 ounce silver tequila
3 to 4 ounces dry sparkling wine

Steps:

  • Muddle two of the strawberries in a cocktail shaker. Add lime juice, simple syrup, crème de cassis and tequila. Shake with ice and strain into a champagne flute.
  • Top off with sparkling wine and garnish with a strawberry.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 246, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 26 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 0 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 19 milligrams, Sugar 22 grams

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