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Recipe: Filet of Beef with Red Wine Sauce

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This next recipe is a classic that every cook needs to have in their back pocket for a quaint dinner party at home. Served with crisp steamed asparagus, filet of beef with red wine sauce makes for a beautiful presentation and an irresistible meal. As with any recipe, this one tastes best when prepared with quality, hormone-free, platinum reserve beef.

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Beef Filet

What you’ll need:

  • 4 Filets of beef, about 6 ounces and 1 1/2 inches thick
  • 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 3 Cups sliced mushrooms
  • 3 Tablespoons butter, divided
  • 3 Tablespoons shallots, finely chopped
  • 3/4 Cup red wine
  • 1/2 Cup beef broth
  • 1 Teaspoon tomato paste
  • Parsley
  • 1 Package noodles
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste

How to make Filet of Beef with Red Wine Sauce:

  1. Cook noodles according to package directions
  2. Sprinkle both sides of beef filets with salt and pepper
  3. In a skillet large enough to hold all of the filets flat, heat the vegetable oil
  4. Add the filets and cook about 2 minutes over relatively high heat until browned and slightly crisp
  5. Turn the filets over and continue cooking on low heat for about 3 minutes for rare meat, or 5 minutes for well done
  6. Transfer the meat to a warm platter
  7. Pour off the fat from the skillet
  8. Add 1 tablespoon butter and mushrooms and stir for about 2 minutes
  9. Add the shallots and continue cooking briefly
  10. Add red wine, beef broth, and tomato paste
  11. Add any liquid accumulated around the meat
  12. Cook while stirring over relatively high heat for 5-7 minutes or until the liquid is thick and reduced to 1 1/2 cups
  13. Swirl in 2 tablespoons of butter
  14. Serve this mixture over hot meat with noodles.
  15. Sprinkle with parsley and enjoy!

New Year’s Resolutions from Passanante’s

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New Year's Resolutions

As we reflect on 2013 and look forward into 2014 we wanted to take this opportunity to sincerely thank everyone for another magical year at Passanante’s Home Food Service. We have the most incredible customers and staff and couldn’t be more grateful for the support, referrals and kind reviews — they mean so much to us!

To help kick off the new year we thought it’d be fun to offer up a hand full of new year’s resolution suggestions for all of you. We hope you have an incredible 2014 and are looking forward to delivering fresh, high-quality meats and organic produce to each of you and your families. It is an honor to call each of you customers! Happy New Year!

1. Save money by eating at home on weekdays and taking leftovers to work

It’s no secret that eating home can lead to serious savings, but it’s so hard to resist the temptation of grabbing a quick bite to eat when you’re just getting home after a long day of work. We all have our vices so try to find or create a recipe that satifies those cravings. Are you a mexican food junkie? Maybe it’s chinese food or even deep dish pizza. Take notes at your favorite places and make a project out of recreating your favorite meals…. you won’t be sorry.

2. Practice portion control and moderation

Just like mom says, everything is ok in moderation. In 2014 work on your willpower and save the left overs for a second meal rather than seconds at dinner. We all get in the mood for a really sinful meal every once and as long as you don’t eat the whole bucket of fried chicken indulging doesn’t have to lead to a stomach full of guilt.

3. Have at least 4 colors in each meal

We’ve talked about the value of “eating colorfully” in previous blogs and the new year is a great opportunity to get in the habit of eating a more balanced meal. It really couldn’t be easier to figure out to do if you’re doing it right — if you’ve got 4 of more colors on your plate at each meal you’re doing pretty good! Now.. eating french fried an putting food coloring in mashed potatoes doesn’t count as two colors. — we’re talking fruits and vegetables!

4. Host a pot luck and exchange family recipes

The best recipes are the ones that have been perfected over generations of additions, subtractions and substitutions. This year make an effort to host a great pot luck party and invite friends and neighbors to share their favorite family recipes with the group. If you’re feeling really adventurous you could even collect each of the recipes and make a small book as a party favor for your guests. Sharing family recipes is a really unique way to strengthen friendships and learn more about the people you care for.

5. Tell a friend about Passanante’s Home Food Service and share the love

Everyone knows the fastest way to someone’s heart is through their stomach… so why not spread the word about Passanante’s this year? All jokes aside, we genuinely appreciate every single referral and tasting party request and would love the opportunity to impress your friends this year. If you think our gourmet food delivery service could be a good fit for someone you know we’d love the opportunity to wow them!

Recipe: Chicken Pot Pie with Cornbread Crust

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Burrr! These below freezing temperatures call for some classic comfort food to warm you up from the inside out and homemade chicken pot pie with cornbread crust is just the ticket. If you have a freezer full of Passanante’s Home Food Service foods you probably already have all the ingredients needed to make this simple cold weather favorite.

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Chicken Pot Pie with Cornbread Crust

Chicken Pot Pie Filling:

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 2 cups hot chicken stock
  • 2 cups cooked chicken, chopped
  • 1/2 cup frozen peas
  • 1 potato, diced and boiled
  • 1 1/2 cups cooked carrots, chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • dash of Tabasco sauce
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  2. Place oil and butter in a pan with onion and saute for 4-5 minutes
  3. Blend in flour and slowly whisk in the chicken stock
  4. Cook the mixture until thickened (3-4 minutes)
  5. Stir in chopped cooked chicken, frozen peas, potato, cooked carrots, salt, pepper, and Tabasco sauce
  6. Pour evenly into a 2-quart casserole dish coated with cooking spray
  7. Cook until heated through and thickened.

Cornbread Crust:

  • 3/4 cup yellow corn meal
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  1. Combine yellow corn meal, flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl
  2. In a separate mixing bowl, combine milk, egg, and canola oil
  3. Add this mixture to the dry ingredients stirring until just moist
  4. Spoon the batter evenly over the top of the chicken pot pie-filled casserole dish
  5. Bake until golden brown; about 22-25 minutes.

Serve with warm rolls and enjoy!

Leftover Recipes: Turkey Stroganoff & Turkey Chili

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From everyone at Passanante’s Home Food Service, we hope you had an incredible Thanksgiving weekend with your family and friends. We look forward to this holiday each year and have had a great time sharing recipes with all of our customers and fans over the last month.

Preparing a huge and elaborate feast is such an exhausting task that it’s no wonder we’re thrilled to have leftovers for days — BUT if you’re anything like us, you’ve had just about all the leftover turkey sandwiches you can take and there’s still tons left in the fridge. Luckily we crawled out of our turkey coma just long enough to post a few simple recipes you can try out this week… they’re simple, delicious, easy to whip up, and can be ready in less than 30 minutes. Enjoy!

Carving a turkey

Turkey Stroganoff (serves 4):

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 8 oz. sliced mushrooms
  • 1 small yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 clove of garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 pound chopped turkey
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 3-4 cups cooked and buttered noodles
  1. Melt butter and saute mushrooms, onions and garlic for 4 to 5 minutes
  2. Add flour, tomato paste and turkey
  3. Cook an additional 3 to 4 minutes
  4. Add stock and simmer until sauce is thick
  5. Take pan off heat and add sour cream, salt and pepper
  6. Serve over hot noodles

 

Turkey Chili (serves 6-8):

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 yellow or orange bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 or more jalapeños, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons cumin
  • 1 15oz. can cream corn
  • 1 15oz. can corn, drained
  • 1 17oz. can chopped green chiles
  • 1 10oz. can green enchilada sauce
  • 1 15oz. can white or navy beans, drained
  • 2 cups milk
  • 3-4 cups shredded turkey
  • 4 oz. Monterey Jack cheese
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
  1. In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat
  2. Add garlic, onion, bell pepper and jalapeños and cook until veggies are soft
  3. Add cumin, corns, chiles, sauce, milk, beans and turkey
  4. Simmer for about 10 minutes or until chili is nice and hot
  5. Serve with cheese and cilantro

Recipe: Thanksgiving Dressing

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Happy Turkey Month! To celebrate every foodie’s favorite time of year, Passanante’s Home Food Service will be posting 4 all new Thanksgiving recipes on our blog this month and tons of other great tips and tricks on our Facebook page!

First up; no Thanksgiving is complete without a delicious homemade dressing … also known as “stuffing.” Our recipe has been a family favorite for generations and all of the cooks over the years swear the most important things to remember are 1. get a juicy turkey and 2. this recipe takes practice, but the key is to not skimp on the broth!

Thanksgiving Meal Recipes

What you’ll need for our favorite Thanksgiving Dressing:

  • 4 organic eggs
  • 2 pans of cooked cornbread (crumbled)
  • 6 stalks of celery (chopped)
  • 1 onion (chopped)
  • 3 or more cups of turkey broth (we take it right out of the turkey pan)
  • sage to taste
  • poultry seasoning to taste
  • pimento
  • 1 cup bread crumbs
  • 1/2 cup milk

How to:

1. Boil the celery and onion together in just enough water to cover.

2. In a very large bowl combine all ingredients including the celery and onion along with the water they cooked in and 3 or more cups of turkey broth from your cooking turkey.

3. Add sage and poultry seasoning (we always add at least 2 tablespoons of each).

Note: At this stage your dressing should be somewhat soupy, but not too thin.

4. Pour mixture into a baking dish or two. Bake at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes — don’t let it get dry!

Happy Thanksgiving!