My Most Dear And Radiant Wife had a tough time while I was away. The Things are.... a handful. Seriously, I don't think you're allowed to start MMA that young. As she had just finished her trial by Dean's letters, she asked for a nice home cooked meal tonight.
She asked about 4pm. Had to act. Apparently tacos was not an option.
I took the basic amatriciana sauce recipe from the new basics cookbook as my starting point. Typically, I measured little.
About 4ozs of pancetta, fried in olive oil. I then added half a shallot and about 2/3rds of a white onion, plus a glove of minced garlic. Next up was about a quart of Campari tomatoes, pureed in the Cuisinart. A splash of red wine, about a teaspoon of sugar and some salt (unnecessary as it turns out with the pancetta). Then some chopped basil (about 7 large leaves) from the garden. Simmer a little to cook off the liquid.
I had about a pound of sea scallops marinating in olive oil, a dash of sherry vinegar, something called Fox Point spice mix from Pensies Spices, the other half of the shallot and some extra ginger. They marinated about an hour. Then I seared them over the grill in a grill pan. Served them over the vermicelli with the homemade sauce.
Perfect on a beautiful June day.
I have hearby resolved, whilst my Lovely and Beatific Wife labors in the salt mines of our teacher's training center, to cook her one fancy meal a week. At least. Otherwise, we're eating in the dining hall, because we aren't made of money are we?
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