CARAMELIZED CARROTS AND ONIONS RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large heavy-bottomed Dutch oven over medium high. Add shallots and thinly sliced garlic, and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the shallots have become totally softened and caramelized with golden-brown fried edges, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Add red-pepper flakes and anchovies. (No need to chop the anchovies; they will dissolve on their own.) Stir to melt the anchovies into the shallots, about 2 minutes.
• Add tomato paste and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly to prevent any scorching, until the tomato paste has started to cook in the oil a bit, caramelizing at the edges and going from bright red to a deeper brick red color, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer about half the mixture to a resealable container, leaving the rest behind. (These are your leftovers to be used elsewhere: in another batch of pasta or smeared onto roasted vegetables, spooned over fried eggs or spread underneath crispy chicken thighs.)
• To serve, cook pasta according to package instructions in a large pot of salted boiling water until very al dente (perhaps more al dente than usual). Transfer to Dutch oven with remaining shallot mixture (or a skillet if you are using the leftover portion) and 1 cup pasta water. Cook over medium-high heat, swirling the skillet to coat each piece of pasta, using a wooden spoon or spatula to scrape up any bits on the bottom, until pasta is thick and sauce has reduced and is sticky, but not saucy, 3 to 5 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine parsley and finely chopped garlic clove, and season with flaky salt and pepper. Divide pasta among bowls, or transfer to one large serving bowl, and top with parsley mixture and a bit more red-pepper flakes, if you like.

Steps:

• Season the meat all over with salt and pepper.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Heat a large oven-safe braising dish over medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil.
• When the oil is hot, carefully put the roast beef in the pot and sear it on each side. It takes 3 to 4 minutes on each side to brown well. It should take you 10 minutes at most. Use tongs to turn the meat in the pot.
• Remove the meat from the pot to a plate. Then use the empty pot to saute the garlic for 60 seconds, until fragrant.
• Add both the beef broth and the wine to the pot, and stir to combine. Add the Worcestershire sauce, along with the chopped potatoes, onions, and carrots to the pot. Then place the meat on top of the vegetables. The liquid should come at least halfway up the sides of the roast. If not, add more beef broth. Finally, add the rosemary sprig on top.
• Cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid and place it in the oven. Braise the meat for 3 hours. Then remove the pot from the oven and use a fork to test the meat. If the fork meets no resistance, it is cooked.