Garlicandrosemaryjus Food

ROSEMARY - GARLIC FOCACCIA

Steps:

• In a bowl, stir together yeast, sugar and 1 ¾ cups lukewarm water and proof yeast for 10-15 minutes, or until foamy.
• Stir in 4 cup of flour, 1 tblsps of the olive oil and the salt, adding as much of the remaining flour as necessary to form a soft and slightly sticky dough.
• Transfer to a lightly-oiled bowl, turn to coat, and let rise, covered, in a warm place for 1 hour, or until double in size. Knead dough down and press with lightly-oiled hands into a well-oiled 15 ½ x 10 ½ inch jelly-roll pan and let it rise, covered loosely, for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Set rack in center of oven.
• Dimple dough with your fingers in places, drizzle 2 tblsps olive oil over and spread over dough; sprinkle with rosemary, garlic and sea salt.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes or until pale golden. Let cool for 10 minutes before cutting. Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Note: I often make up the garlic/oil/rosemary mixture one or two days ahead of time and refrigerate it. Dried oregano is also a GREAT add-in.

GARLIC AND ROSEMARY JUS

Steps:

• Melt butter over low heat.
• Cook garlic and onion in the butter over low heat until soft and golden but not caramelised.
• Add rosemary and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Pour in stock and stir.
• Increase heat to bring stock to a boil, then turn down to a simmer.
• Simmer until reduced by about a third and thickened slightly.
• Taste for seasoning; add more rosemary if needed and season to taste with pepper.
• At this step you could thicken with cornflour and cold water but I like the thinner texture.
• Serve hot with roast lamb, crispy potatoes and green vegetables.

ROSEMARY-GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Chop garlic.
• Take pan used to cook lamb or pork roast (not much juice please or reduce the stock to measure the 1/2 cup) Add garlic, rosemary, lemon juice, and stock to skillet and deglaze over high heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits, 1 minute.
• Whisk in butter.
• Pour sauce over pork or lamb.

ROSEMARY RED WINE SAUCE FOR STEAK

Steps:

• After cooking the steaks, remove to a plate to rest. Deglaze the pan with the red wine and add all other ingredients except for the butter.
• Let reduce by half, then just before serving add butter to the pan and whisk in until melted. Serve immediately.

GARLIC AND ROSEMARY PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta as per packet instructions (if dried usually 8 - 11 minutes).
• While the pasta is cooking, get a large frying pan, heat the olive oil, add the garlic and finely chopped rosemary, season with a little salt and pepper and fry for 2-3 minutes over a medium heat until the garlic is slightly golden in colour.
• Drain the pasta and add it to the frying pan, mix the pasta, garlic and rosemary well until all pasta is well coated.
• Add a tablespoon of butter, quick stir again, serve immediately.

ROSEMARY, GARLIC AND MUSHROOM PANINI

Steps:

• Saute garlic and rosemary in a mixture of butter and olive oil until fragrant.
• Add mushrooms, salt and pepper, and cook until mushrooms soften.
• Discard garlic and rosemary.
• Divide mushrooms and cheese among 4 slices bread.
• Top with remaining bread and toast using a panini pan or grill.