Best ProvenÇal Sauce Recipes

CHICKEN BREAST AND SHRIMP WITH PROVENCAL HERBS IN A CREAMY PISTACHIO DIJON SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the butter and olive oil in a large, deep saute pan or Dutch oven over high heat. Add the shrimp and saute over high heat, stirring occasionally until the shrimp turns pink, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside on a plate.
• Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper on both sides, reduce the heat to medium, and then place them in the pan (there should still be some butter and oil in the pan; if not, add a little more). Cook chicken over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Add the wine, followed by the chicken broth, shallot, and garlic; cook for another 6 to 8 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked through. Remove the chicken and set it aside on a plate.
• Add the cream, mustard, lemon juice, and herbes de Provence to the pan and stir to combine. Remove pan from the heat.
• Peel the shells from the shrimp. Transfer the shrimp to a bowl. Return the sauce to the heat, bring to a boil, and simmer until thickened slightly, about 2 to 3 minutes. Return the chicken and the shrimp to the pan and reheat for 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle in pistachios and then divide among 4 plates.

QUICK EASY PROVENCAL SAUCE

Steps:

• finely chop the garlic, and slice the onions. Add to a pan and sweat.
• Add the tomatos, white wine and mixed herbs and simmer until a sauce consistancy
• For a reallly fine sauce just put through a blender. But it is best left chunky for pasta sauce

PROVENCAL TOMATO SAUCE (USES FRESH TOMATOES)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy pot. Add the onions and saute for about 10 minutes, until they are translucent.
• Add in the garlic and bay leaves, let that saute about 5 minutes more.
• Add in the tomates, salt, pepper and herbs - simmer for 20 minutes.
• When the tomatoes have cooked down, add in the tomato paste and simmer for another 10 minutes. Adjust seasoning to your liking.
• Remove the bay leaves and your sauce is ready!

PASTA WITH ROASTED PROVENCAL VEGETABLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Arrange eggplant and onion on large rimmed nonstick baking sheet. Drizzle with oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast vegetables until beginning to brown, stirring occasionally, about 25 minutes. Stir zucchini and garlic into vegetables; continue to roast until all vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes longer. Stir crushed tomatoes into vegetables on baking sheet; roast until heated through, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Ladle 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid into small bowl; reserve. Drain pasta. Return pasta to same pot. Add roasted vegetable sauce and all herbs to pasta and toss to blend. Gradually add enough reserved pasta cooking liquid to moisten as desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer pasta to bowl and serve.

GRATIN OF WHITE CABBAGE & LENTILS IN A PROVENçAL SAUCE

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 200C/Gas 6/fan 180C. Cook the lentils in boiling unsalted water for about 20- 30 minutes until just tender, then drain. Fry the onion, garlic and red pepper in the olive oil until soft (about 10 minutes). Add the ground coriander and thyme, and stir for 30 seconds or so. Now tip in the tomatoes, tomato purée and sugar, and season with salt and pepper. Leave to simmer to a thick sauce, stirring occasionally, for about 15- 20 minutes. Check seasoning, take out the thyme and stir in the basil.
• Meanwhile, cook the cabbage in boiling salted water for about 3-4 minutes, until just tender. Drain, and run under the cold tap, then drain thoroughly again. Mix the cabbage and lentils with the tomato sauce, and spoon into a shallow ovenproof gratin dish.
• Mix the breadcrumbs and cheese, and scatter over the mixture in an even layer. Drizzle with a little extra olive oil. Bake for 20-30 minutes until sizzling and patched appetisingly with brown.

PROVENCAL OVEN-ROASTED TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. and lightly brush 2 shallow baking pans with oil.
• Separate garlic head into cloves, discarding loose papery outer skin but keeping skin intact on cloves, and wrap in foil, crimping seams to seal tightly. Cut tomatoes into 1/2-inch-thick slices and arrange in one layer in baking pans. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons each of rosemary and thyme evenly over tomatoes and season with salt and pepper.
• Put foil-wrapped garlic in one of baking pans with tomatoes and roast garlic and tomatoes in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of pans halfway through roasting, about 35 minutes total, or until garlic is tender and tomatoes are slightly charred. Unwrap garlic and cool slightly. Peel skins from each clove and force pulp with warm tomatoes and herbs through a food mill fitted with small disk into a bowl.
• Finely chop remaining teaspoon rosemary and remaining teaspoon thyme and stir into sauce with orange juice. Season sauce with salt and pepper and reheat if necessary. Sauce keeps, covered and chilled, 4 days or, frozen, 4 months. Reheat sauce over low heat and reseason with orange juice, salt, and pepper.

PASTA WITH PROVENCAL SEAFOOD SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a big pot of water to a boil.
• Put the oil in another large, deep pot over medium heat; one minute later, add the onion and cook/stir for 2-3 minutes.
• Add in the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Add in the red pepper flakes, wine, and tomatoes; bring to a boil; decrease heat to med-low, and let cook for about 15 minutes.
• Salt the boiling water and cook the pasta until it is tender but firm.
• When the pasta is almost done, add the parsley, half the basil, and all the remaining ingredients to the sauce; simmer until the seafood is cooked through, about 4-5 minutes.
• Drain the pasta and serve with the sauce, garnished with the remaining basil.

PROVENCAL SALMON WITH TOMATO BASIL SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the sauce several hours or the night before. In a non-reactive mixing bowl, stir together the chopped tomatoes, shallots, basil, lemon zest, olive oil, vinegar, chives, and tarragon. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and a little cayenne. Cover the bowl and leave at room temperature to marinate for several hours or overnight (if your kitchen is very hot, refrigerate.).
• About 1/2 hour before serving time, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Cover a baking sheet with foil and lightly oil the foil with olive oil. When the oven is hot, switch it to its broiler function. Brush the salmon fillets with olive oil, season them with salt and pepper, and arrange them on a baking sheet. Place the salmon under the broiler about 2 inches from the flame and cook until done the top is very lightly browned and the flesh is still slightly pink in the center, 7 to 8 minutes. Meanwhile, taste the sauce and, if necessary, adjust the seasonings to taste.
• Spoon a generous amount of the sauce onto the middle of each of 6 heated serving plates. Place the salmon fillets on top of the sauce. Top each fillet with a basil sprig. Serve immediately, passing any remaining sauce separately.

CHICKEN WITH PROVENCAL SAUCE

Steps:

• Place each chicken breast between 2 sheets of plastic wrap; pound to 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
• Let the oil get heated in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Add chicken to skillet; cook 6 minutes on each side or until done.
• Remove chicken from pan; keep warm.
• Add garlic to skillet; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Add in broth and herbs de Provence; bring to a boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
• Cook until broth mixture is reduced to 1/2 cup (about 3 minutes).
• Remove from heat; add in butter and lemon juice, stirring until butter is melted.
• Serve sauce over chicken; garnish with thyme sprigs.

PROVENCAL SAUCE FOR DOVER SOLE

Steps:

• For fish: Preheat oven to 375°F and heat large oval sauté pan over medium high heat. Season the fish with salt and pepper; lightly dust flesch side with flour; coat pan with oil and add fish, flour side down. Cook until golden brown. Turn over and finish in oven for 8-10 minutes. Meanwhile make the sauce.
• For sauce: Heat sauté pan over medium heat and add oil, shallots and garlic and cook until golden (toasted).
• Add wine, tomato paste, and tomatoes or fruit depending, and cook down until tomatoes or fruit begin to break down.
• Add vegetable broth and season with salt and pepper. Finish with fresh herbs.

PASTA WITH TOMATO SAUCE PROVENCAL

Steps:

• Plunge fresh tomatoes into boiling water for a few seconds and remove skins. Chop pulp coarsely if using fresh tomatoes.
• Heat oil in heavy pot; add onions and cook until transparent. Add remaining ingredients and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Break up tomatoes as they cook.
• Remove parsley, bay leaf and orange peel. Freeze. To serve, reheat, correct seasonings and serve over spaghetti or spaghetti squash. Allow 2 to 3 ounces dried spaghetti per person.

TOMATO SAUCE VARIATIONS: CURRY, SOUTHWEST AND PROVENCAL

Steps:

• Add oil to saucepan on medium heat. Add onions, when soft and translucent, add garlic for about 1 minute. Then add tomatoes. Cook down into a thick sauce. Add remaining ingredients, stirring occasionally. When sauce comes to a boil lower heat and cook for 20 to 30 minutes. Serve on pasta or rice and garnishes.

PROVENÇAL SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Combine all ingredients in food processor and process until slightly chunky.

CHICKEN WITH PROVENCAL SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium. Fry chicken 6 minutes on each side. Remove from pan and keep warm. Add garlic to pan. Cook 1 minute. Add broth and herbes. Bring to a boil and cook until reduced to 1/2 cup (3 minutes). Remove from heat, add butter and lemon juice. Serve over chicken.

CHICKEN WITH PROVENCAL HERB MUSHROOM SAUCE RECIPE - (5/5)

Steps:

• Season chicken with herb mix and pepper. Saute seasoned chicken in unsalted butter in a non-stick pan, over medium-high heat till lightly browned. Move chicken breasts to one side of pan. Add mushrooms and onions and saute for 4-6 minutes. Stir in chicken broth, lemon and simmer to reduce liquid.