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Originally Posted by Gypsy
Ahem.  Regarding the gravy, aka pasta sauce, the best way to make it is on a day when you have the time to cook it low and slow for about 4 hours. The ingredients must marry in order to taste the best.
You could warm up the eggplant slightly by giving it a 1 minute fry on both side in some olive oil.
If you want to impress the wife with some good garlic bread, mix equal parts of butter and olive oil in a fry pan. Smash a few or several garlic cloves and put into the oil. Cook on low for a few minutes then let it set at least 20 minutes so the garlic infuses oil/butter mixture. (alternately you can crush/mince the garlic and leave it in the mix so you can get garlic pieces on the bread) When you're ready to make the bread, dip slices into the garlic butter/oil, sprinkle with some sea salt and freshly cracked pepper (or not) and broil it, watch closely so it doesn't burn! It won't take long, maybe 5 minutes or less. |
Back when we were first married my wife would make an all day sauce(she calls it a sauce), sounds like yours. she would save pork bones and put them in the freezer to use in the gravy. Thanks for the info on the bread!