Rancho Dagwoods Beef And Onions Tomato On French Bread Recipes

TOMATO-FRENCH BREAD LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook beef, onion, celery and garlic over medium heat until beef is no longer pink; drain and set aside. Toast bread; line the bottom of an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish with 10 slices. Top with half of the meat mixture and half of the tomatoes. , Combine seasonings; sprinkle half over tomatoes. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil. Crumble remaining bread over top. Repeat layers of meat, tomatoes, seasonings and oil. , In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter; stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in milk; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in Parmesan. Pour over casserole. Top with mozzarella. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is golden brown.

RANCHO DAGWOODS (BEEF AND ONIONS, TOMATO ON FRENCH BREAD)

Steps:

• Brown and drain ground beef. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Slice French bread in half and then cut each half in half the long way-- for 4 pieces; place on a cookie sheet. Lightly butter the bread; place slices of cheese on top.
• Add the ground beef. Spoon tomato sauce on top. Next add orgegano, lightly followed by chopped green onions.
• Place in a 350 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes until heated through.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO AND ONION BREAD

Steps:

• Sift flour and salt into a large bowl.
• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water.
• Let stand 5-10 minutes until frothy.
• Stir 3 tbsp olive oil into yeast mixture.
• Using a wooden spoon, gradually stir yeast mixture into flour to give a soft, but not sticky, dough.
• Knead on a lightly flour surfgace 5 minutes until smooth and elastic.
• Put dough into an oiled medium-size bowl.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place 35-40 minutes until doubled in size.
• Oil a baking sheet.
• Heat remaining 1 tbsp olive oil in a skillet, add onion and garlic.
• Cook 3 minutes until softened.
• Remove skillet from heat and set aside.
• turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and cut in half.
• Roll out to give 2 rectangles each about 12 x 9.
• Transfer 1 piece to the baking sheet and prick surface with fork.
• Spread cooked onion mixture over pricked dough, leaving a 1/2 inch boarder around the edge.
• Arrange sun-dried tomatoes and basil leaves over onion and season with the ground pepper.
• Moisten edges of the dough with a little cold water and cover with second sheet of dough.
• Crimp edges to seal.
• Using a sharp knife make a lattice pattern on surface of dough.
• Brush with a little milk to glaze and sprinkle with coarse sea salt.
• Let rise 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 450.
• Bake loaf in preheated oven about 25 minutes until golden-brown and underside is firm and lightly colored.
• Serve warm or cold.
• Cut into pieces and garnish with basil.

TOMATO-FRENCH BREAD LASAGNA

Steps:

• 1. In a skillet, brown beef, onion, celery and garlic; drain and set aside.
• 2. Toast bread; line the bottom of an ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking dish with 10 slices.
• 3. Top with half of the meat mixture and half of the tomatoes.
• 4. Combine seasonings; sprinkle half over tomatoes.
• 5. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil.
• 6. Crumble remaining bread over top.
• 7. Repeat layers of meat, tomatoes and seasonings and oil.
• 8. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter; stir in flour until smooth.
• 9. Gradually stir in milk; bring to boil.
• 10. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly, about 2 minutes.
• 11. Remove from heat; stir in parmesan.
• 12. Pour over casserole.
• 13. Top with mozzarella.
• 14. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is golden brown.

BRAISED BEEF WITH TOMATOES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Season beef with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large, heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium-high. Add beef and cook, turning occasionally, until browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Add onions, garlic, and herbs to pot. Cook, stirring often, until onions and garlic begin to brown, 4 to 6 minutes. Add tomatoes, crushing with your hands as you add them. Fill tomato can halfway with water, and add to pot, stirring to combine and scraping any browned bits from bottom of pot.
• Return meat to pot, nestling it in onion mixture and spooning some tomatoes on top; return to a simmer. Cover and cook until meat is very tender when pierced with a fork, 1 1/2 to 2 hours (check occasionally to ensure it's simmering steadily). Uncover pot, increase heat to medium-high, and simmer vigorously until sauce is thickened, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove meat from pot and slice or shred. (Alternatively, let meat cool in sauce.) Meat can be braised up to 4 days ahead of serving. Reheat in sauce.