Green Peppercorn Brandy Cream Sauce

The key to Green Peppercorn Brandy Cream Sauce is using the juices of the protein as an integral part of the sauce. A variety of meats lend themselves to rich and flavorful Green Peppercorn Brandy Cream Sauce. If you want to “do it up”, use filet mignon and a French cognac; for a weeknight dinner, cube steak and Mexican brandy will provide the same great taste at a budget price. Also, try making Green Peppercorn Brandy Cream Sauce with ¾-inch thick slices of pan-fried pork tenderloin, your taste buds will love you for it.  Whether you go with beef or pork with Green Peppercorn Brandy Cream Sauce, start out with a Family-Style Rustic Escarole Salad, then on to the main event, accompanied by a full-bodied red wine, like a Primitivo, for a great meal to remember.

Green Peppercorn Brandy Cream Sauce

Prep Time: 10 minutes, Sauce Cooking Time, see preparation step 6 below, 15 minutes.  Serves 2 to 4.

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Apple Cider Brandy Cream Sauce

Apple Cider Brandy Cream Sauce is so good, you will want to grab a spoon and eat it like soup! Rich and creamy, slightly sweet and spicy, Apple Cider Brandy Cream Sauce is perfect with pork, especially with our Apple Cider Pork Tenderloin.  The deep flavors of apple cider and brandy really shine through, making this sauce so delicious. Apple Cider Brandy Cream Sauce is reduced twice, resulting in its complex flavor and the wonderful silky finish, perfect for coating the pork tenderloin. Excess Apple Cider Brandy Cream Sauce will probably store well, covered and refrigerated, then gently reheated to serve again, but we don’t think you will have any left over at the initial serving. Enjoy!

Apple Cider Pork Tenderloin with Apple Cider Brandy Cream Sauce

Total Time: 1 hour.  Yields 2 cups.

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Dirty Martini Pasta Sauce

Inspired by the dirty martini cocktail, Dirty Martini Pasta Sauce is luscious, rich and surprisingly simple to prepare. The shallot and garlic melt into the sauce and the gin and dry vermouth are reduced to their herbaceous essences yet not lost in the final thick, creamy sauce. Dirty Martini Pasta sauce pairs well with pasta shapes which can hold the sauce, we recommend penne rigate, rigatoni, cavatappi, gemelli, or radiatore. We suggest an appetizer of Fresh Figs and Prosciutto or Heirloom Tomato Caprese Salad, followed by Dirty Martini Pasta Sauce with one of the recommended pastas, accompanied by a lovely, dry New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc.  Buon Appetito!

Dirty Martini Pasta Sauce

Prep Time: 20 minutes, Total Time: 40 minutes. Serves 2.

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Creamy Mushroom Sage Pasta

Creamy Mushroom Sage Pasta showcases the rich umami-flavor of seasoned sautéed mushrooms in a rich white wine and cream sauce.  Serve the sauce topped with pasta and then fried sage leaves and their browned butter and oil for a beautiful and rich main course.  Easy to prepare, Creamy Mushroom Sage Pasta makes for a savory, aromatic dinner; we recommend a simple starter of Wilted Arugula Salad, and accompany the meal with a crisp, dry white wine.

Creamy Mushroom Sage Pasta

Prep Time: 20 minutes, Total Time: 55 minutes. Serves 2.

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