This was dinner Friday. Was in the pool thinking about dinner but wanted to do something new, different, and creative. Although it was warm, I really wanted some spicy Italian. We both love it but it's typically a cool weather meal. I didn't care this time. Here is what my deviant little mind came up with.
Got some cured, dry aged spicy Italian sausage out of the freezer
Started the spicy red sauce going
Got out 2 small cast iron baking dishes, sprayed with non-stick cooking spray and lined with sliced provolone cheese
Chop up the sausage and add to the baking dish
Add some shaved Bellafoglia Parmesan
A nice does of the spicy red sauce. Look at all the garlic!!
Spaghetti noodles
More red sauce
Shredded Parmesan cheese and we are ready to go on the grill
Wanted to do some cheesy garlic bread. This is my garlic and herb infused olive oil
Brush it on the bread
Sprinkle with grated Parmesan
Dipping sauce for the bread with some of the olive oil and fresh ground Italian herbs
Spaghetti coming along nicely
Done and in the house. These cast iron baking dishes are HOT!!
Bread all done
Plated and ready to eat
I was really hoping the Provolone that lined the baking dishes would stand up and retain the shape of the dish but kinda had my doubts. Turned out my doubts were correct. It stayed somewhat in tact but oozed when I took it out of the dish. Oh well, it was still REALLY good. The spaghetti picked up some of the smokiness you get from a well seasoned grill, the sauce is deep rich, and spicy, the bread had the prefect little crunch, and the dipping sauce is to die for. All of the cheese really balanced out the spiciness of the sauce and developed some incredible flavor components with a lot of complexity. This was a first but certainly not the last.
Now to last night's dinner, but in a different thread, in a different sub-forum.
Thanks for dropping in,
Robert
Got some cured, dry aged spicy Italian sausage out of the freezer
Started the spicy red sauce going
Got out 2 small cast iron baking dishes, sprayed with non-stick cooking spray and lined with sliced provolone cheese
Chop up the sausage and add to the baking dish
Add some shaved Bellafoglia Parmesan
A nice does of the spicy red sauce. Look at all the garlic!!
Spaghetti noodles
More red sauce
Shredded Parmesan cheese and we are ready to go on the grill
Wanted to do some cheesy garlic bread. This is my garlic and herb infused olive oil
Brush it on the bread
Sprinkle with grated Parmesan
Dipping sauce for the bread with some of the olive oil and fresh ground Italian herbs
Spaghetti coming along nicely
Done and in the house. These cast iron baking dishes are HOT!!
Bread all done
Plated and ready to eat
I was really hoping the Provolone that lined the baking dishes would stand up and retain the shape of the dish but kinda had my doubts. Turned out my doubts were correct. It stayed somewhat in tact but oozed when I took it out of the dish. Oh well, it was still REALLY good. The spaghetti picked up some of the smokiness you get from a well seasoned grill, the sauce is deep rich, and spicy, the bread had the prefect little crunch, and the dipping sauce is to die for. All of the cheese really balanced out the spiciness of the sauce and developed some incredible flavor components with a lot of complexity. This was a first but certainly not the last.
Now to last night's dinner, but in a different thread, in a different sub-forum.
Thanks for dropping in,
Robert
