Neapolitan Sauce Recipes

NAPOLITANA SAUCE (NEAPOLITAN SAUCE)

Steps:

• Heat a large stainless steel pan or enamled dutch oven (with matching lid) over med/high heat. Add oil and onion. Sauté until lightly golden brown and soft, about 6-7 minutes.
• Add garlic and continue sautéing and additional minute.
• Add canned tomatoes along with juice to the onion pan. Break apart tomatoes using spatula until a chunky sauce is formed. Cook on med/high heat stirring consistantly until sauce reduces dramtically in size, about 15- 20 minutes. Note: It is important not to walk away from the pan at this stage as the sauce can burn if not consistently stirred.
• Once the sauce has reduced in size stir is salt, pepper and herbs and continue cooking for an additional minute. Stir in water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for approximately 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Once simmering is completed, process sauce with an immerssion blender. Note: The 1 hour simmering process will intensify flavors and help to reduce sauce to the perfect consistency for pasta. Processing with an immerssion blender is an optional step, however is highly recommended. If using sauce for homemade pizza, simmer for an addittional 30 minutes uncovered, stirring occasionally if sauce is not thick.

NAPOLITANA SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• To start with, heat olive oil in a pan on medium flame and add garlic in it. Once the garlic starts turning golden, add the sugar and tomatoes to it. Then add the red chilies, salt and sugar. Lower the flame and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Once done, let it cool. Store it in air-tight jars or use it right away as spaghetti sauce.

PASTA NEAPOLITAN

Steps:

• PREPARE RED SAUCE: Heat oil in pan over medium heat& saute onion until translucent.
• Add garlic& saute for another minute.
• Stir in the rest of the ingredients; bring to a boil, then reduce heat& simmer uncovered for 15- 20 minutes.
• Adjust seasoning, if necessary and remove the bay leaf.
• PREPARE CHICKEN SAUCE: Melt butter in a heavy fry pan over medium heat.
• Very thinly slice the chicken into strips; saute along with the almonds, stirring frequently, until the chicken is cooked (about 5 or 6 minutes).
• Meanwhile, pour the cream into a small, heavy pan over a low heat.
• Bring to a boil& boil for about 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until reduced by almost half.
• Combine the cream with the chicken mixture and season.
• Set aside& keep warm.
• PASTA: Add oil, then noodles to a large pot of salted, boiling water& cook until tender.
• Drain well.
• ASSEMBLY: Turn noodles onto individual plates.
• Spoon tomato sauce over them, leaving the outer edge of the noodles visible.
• Spoon chicken sauce onto the center of tomato sauce, leaving the outer edge of the tomato sauce visible.
• Sprinkle with basil leaves.

NAPOLITANA SAUCE

Steps:

• Scald the tomatoes in boiling water for 15 minutes and remove. Remove and discard the peels, and halve. Remove the stems, seeds and excess juice from the tomatoes, place them in a blender, and blend them to a smooth puree.
• Sauté the onion in the hot olive oil until glassy. Add the minced garlic and stir frequently for another minute or so. Add the tomato puree, the herbs and the seasoning. Stir well and allow to gently simmer half covered for 45 minutes to an hour (remove lid after 20 minutes). This will depend on the ripeness and character of the tomato used. Stir occasionally.
• The sauce should be nice and thick. Stir in a teaspoon more of olive oil (optional).

NEAPOLITAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Score an "x" in the bottom of each tomato. place tomatoes in boiling water for a minute, carefully remove tomatoes and plunge into an ice bath. The tomato skin will peel off easily.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Working in several batches, place tomatoes in the boiling water for 1 minute. Carefully remove and plunge into an ice bath. Transfer to a work surface and remove skins.
• Heat oil in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until lightly browned and fragrant, about 45 seconds. Add tomatoes, crushing each one by hand. Add salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring every few minutes, until sauce starts to thicken, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Stir in fresh basil and remove from the heat. Serve immediately.

PASTA NAPOLITANA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat; drain and set aside. Discard drippings. In same pan, cook ground beef and sausage in olive oil until beef is no longer pink, breaking into crumbles. Add onion; cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain. Add tomato paste; cook and stir until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Stir in bacon, marinara sauce, broth, wine, mushrooms, pepperoni, sugar, garlic powder, oregano, basil, parsley, rosemary, marjoram, sage, seasoned salt, pepper, pepper flakes and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until thickened and flavors have combined, about 2 hours. Serve with spaghetti and Parmesan cheese.

CHICKEN NEAPOLITAN

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown chicken in batches, uncovered, on both sides until a thermometer reads 170%deg;. Remove chicken; keep warm. Add mushrooms and onion to skillet; cook until golden, 8-10 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Add wine; increase heat to medium-high. Cook 2-3 minutes, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Pour in soup; add basil and oregano. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Return chicken to skillet. Simmer, uncovered, until heated through. Serve with noodles or rice. If desired, sprinkle with halved ripe olives and parsley., Freeze option: Using a slotted spoon, remove four chicken breast halves and half of vegetables to a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Pour half of wine mixture over chicken in dish. Cool and freeze for up to 3 months. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Bake, covered, at 350° until heated through, 35-40 minutes. Serve with noodles or rice, adding olives and parsley if desired.