Evergreen spaghetti

 
                            EVERGREEN SPAGHETTI
 
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 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Cheese/Eggs                      Harned 1994
                 Herbs                            Sauces
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1       tb           Oil
    2       tb           Butter
    2       ts           Coriander seed -- crushed
    3                    Garlic cloves -- minced
    1       md           Onion -- chopped
    5       md           Green tomatoes -- chopped
    1       c            Chicken broth
                         -- preferably homemade
    1       tb           Fresh basil -- chopped
    2       ts           Winter savory -- chopped
    2       ts           Fresh thyme -- chopped
    2       tb           Italian parsley -- chopped
    1       t            Salt -- or to taste
    1       pn           Sugar
    1       c            Monterey Jack cheese
                         -- shredded
                         -----GARNISH-----
                         Sprigs of basil, winter
                         -- savory and thyme
 
   Saute coriander in oil and butter in large saucepan
   until fragrant. Add garlic and onion.  Cover pot and
   soften vegetables over low heat for a few minutes.
   Add green tomatoes and saute a few minutes longer,
   until slightly softened.  Add broth, herbs, salt and
   sugar. Cover and simmer about 45 minutes, until
   tomatoes are completely soft.
   
   Process sauce in blender or food processor until
   smooth.  Return to pan, heat to just below boiling,
   add cheese, and stir until cheese is melted and sauce
   is thick and smooth.  Serve over spaghetti and garnish
   with fresh herb sprigs.
   
   The editors wrote: "Face it: some years, for some of
   us, the tomatoes never ripen.  What to do?  Eat them
   anyway.  The coriander, sugar and bland cheese balance
   the tartness of...green tomatoes in this brave recipe."
   
   Recipe from Joan Saunders of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
   in "Great Spaghetti Sauce Cookoff" article in "The
   Herb Companion."  Dec. 1992/Jan. 1993, Vol. 5, No. 2.
   Pp. 79-80.  Posted by Cathy Harned.
  
 
 
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