Impressive sounding dishes?!
Impressive sounding dishes?
when a guy asks what can i cook, what can i say that sounds impressive? i can really cook anything if i have a recipe.
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It's also interesting to look up the history of the name.
Sugo alla Puttanesca
2 tablespoons (2 turns around the pan) extra-virgin olive oil
4 to 6 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tin flat anchovy fillets, drained
1 /2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
20 oil-cured black olives, cracked away from pit and coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons capers
1 (32-ounce) can chunky style crushed tomatoes
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
A few grinds black pepper
1/4 cup (a couple of handfuls) flat leaf parsley, chopped
1 pound spaghetti, cooked to al dente (with a bite)
Crusty bread, for mopping
Grated Parmigiano Reggiano or Romano, for passing, optional
Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add oil, garlic, anchovies, and crushed pepper. Saute mixture until anchovies melt into oil and completely dissolve and garlic is tender, about 3 minutes: your kitchen never smelled so good! Add olives, capers, tomatoes, black pepper, and parsley. Bring sauce to a bubble, reduce heat, and simmer 8 to 10 minutes.
Toss sauce with cooked pasta. Pass bread and cheese at the table and serve with a simple salad of mixed bitter greens dressed with oil and vinegar, salt, and pepper.
um say like Steak or any beef. Guys like beef and well you could put beef with anything really.
Chicken a la Provencal, coq au vin,.......Just go to the local Barnes and Nobel and crack open a few cookbooks.
CHATEAUBRIAND
5-6 lb. whole beef tenderloin
1 c. sweet white wine
1/2 c. brandy
1 bay leaf
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 lb. mushrooms, sliced thin
1/2 c. butter
1/2 tsp. thyme
1 tsp. salt
1 sm. sliced onion
Day before: Place beef in large container. Sprinkle with wine. Cover and marinate for 24 hours, turning occasionally.
Next day: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Melt butter. Stir in brandy, thyme, salt, pepper and bay leaf. Add onion, simmer until liquid is reduced by half. Add mushrooms. Simmer 4 minutes. Remove beef from marinade. Reserve marinade.
Cut a pocket lengthwise in the beef. Fill with mushroom mixture. Skewer opening. Roast in preheated oven for 45 minutes for rare to 1 1/2 hours for well done. Baste frequently with pan juices and reserved marinade.
Here's some good ones that I've cooked to impress:
Flaming Cornish Game Hens - after you cook 'em you pour flaming brandy on top. It's impressive. I'm sure you could google the recipe.
Crab stuffed Chicken Breasts. Google this one also.
Chateaubriand is a good one. Also, beef wellington, ceviche (not actually cooked!), pasta carbonara, chicken or veal piccata, gazpacho, liver pate, seafood paella, bouillabaisse...those are all really wonderful!
Tabbouleh Salad.