Category: Sauces & Dips

White Garlic Pizza Sauce

White Garlic Pizza Sauce

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Ingredients
  

  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 4-5 cloves garlic minced
  • 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 c milk
  • 1/2 c grated parmesan cheese

Instructions
 

  • In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
  • Add garlic, cooking for 30 seconds or so, until fragrant.
  • Whisk in flour, salt, pepper, and oregano. Whisk to combine well.
  • Slowly add milk, whisking until well combined. Continue whisking until desired thickness is reached.
  • Remove from heat, stir in cheese until smooth.
  • Use immediately or cover and chill until ready to use.

Southern Sausage Gravy

Southern Sausage Gravy

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb bulk pork sausage
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups milk 2% or whole
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • Hot biscuits

Instructions
 

  • Warm a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and break into chunks with a spatula. Cook until the meat is crumbled and browned all the way through. Add the flour and cook until dissolved, about 1 minute. Stir in the milk. Cook, whisking frequently, until the gravy is very thick and bubbly (you can add more milk later if you need to thin). Season generously with salt and lots of freshly ground black pepper. Serve with hot biscuits.

My Pizza Sauce

My Pizza Sauce

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Ingredients
  

  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • ½ c onion chopped
  • ¼ c celery chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 can tomato sauce
  • 1 can tomato paste
  • 2 Tbsp grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • 1 small bay leaf
  • 1 tsp fennel seed

Instructions
 

  • In a large skillet, melt butter with the oil.
  • Add the onion, celery and garlic and saute until soft and transparent.
  • Add tomato sauce and tomato paste and stir until smooth.
  • Add remaining ingredients and bring to slow simmer.
  • Simmer for 30-60 minutes (or not at all depending on your taste and time frame).
  • Remove the bay leaf and spread the sauce on your prepared pizza dough.

Crock Pot Stuffing

Crock Pot Stuffing

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Ingredients
  

  • 2 c onion chopped
  • 1 lb breakfast sausage
  • 1½ c celery thinly sliced
  • 1 c tart apple peeled, cored, and diced
  • ¼ c butter
  • 1 Tbsp ground sage
  • 1 tsp ground marjoram
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • ½ tsp savory
  • ½ tsp thyme
  • 12 c lightly toasted bread cubes
  • ¼ c fresh parsley chopped
  • 1½ c chicken stock

Instructions
 

  • In a large fry pan, cook sausage until brown and crumbled. Remove to reserve, and drain pan.
  • Add butter to pan, and saute onions, celery and apple until onion is just translucent.
  • Stir in sage, marjoram, salt, pepper, savory and thyme. Cook for a minute or two.
  • Return sausage to pan, mixing well.
  • Combine vegetable & sausage mixture with the bread cubes and parsley.
  • Toss well.
  • Pour stock over mixture, tossing well.
  • Spoon into your crock-pot.
  • Cover and cook on high for one hour.
  • Reduce to low and continue cooking for 2-3 hours, stirring every hour.