Old Italian Smokey Spaghetti Sauce Recipes

AUTHENTIC PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Heat 2 tbsp of the olive oil in a skillet. Add garlic and cook until fragrant - about 20 seconds.
• 2. Add onions, mushrooms, green and red peppers and saute until tender - about 6-7 minutes.
• 3. Combine sauteed veggies and all other ingredients in a soup pot and simmer for at least 90 minutes.
• 4. Serve over your favorite pasta and Enjoy!
• 5. **NOTE - you can use whole Italian tomatoes instead of crushed if you want to be more authentic but you will need to 'crush' them yourself before cooking, and you will also need to add 1 can of tomato paste to get the proper thickness.

BEST EVER SPAGHETTI AND MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a large dutch oven pot over medium high heat.
• Add the ground beef and cook until almost completely browned, breaking it up with a wooden spoon.
• Turn the heat to medium and add the onions, garlic, salt and pepper (to taste), parsley, basil, oregano and thyme. Saute with the beef until the onions are soft and translucent.
• Add the wine and allow the liquid to evaporate while stirring the mixture regularly so the meat absorbs the flavour of the wine.
• When the wine has almost evaporated, add the crushed tomatoes and stir to combine.
• Cover and let simmer on medium-low heat for at least 30 minutes, or up to 2 hours (turn the heat to low if you plan to simmer for a long time). Stir regularly to ensure the sauce cooks evenly.
• Prepare the pasta according to the package directions, cooking it in salted water for best results.
• Serve the sauce over the pasta with a sprinkling of fresh parsley (if desired) and freshly grated parmesan cheese.

SPAGHETTI WITH SPICY TOMATO OLIVE SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook olives, garlic, and red pepper flakes in oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until garlic is golden, about 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and salt and simmer, stirring occasionally and breaking up large pieces of tomato, until sauce is slightly thickened, 10 to 15 minutes.
• While sauce is simmering, cook spaghetti in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water until al dente.
• Drain spaghetti in a colander and add to sauce. Cook, tossing, over moderately low heat until pasta is coated, 30 seconds to 1 minute.

DONATELLI'S - MEAT SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef with minced garlic and salt and pepper, to taste. Drain ground beef and set aside.
• Place oil and onions in a saucepan and saute on high heat until soft. Add all cans of tomato products. Fill the tomato puree can with hot water and dissolve beef and chicken base in this water. Add this water and base mixture to saucepan. Add all other ingredients and heat through. Once hot, add the browned ground beef and simmer on low heat for approximately 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Serve over your favorite pasta -- enjoy!!!!

OLD ITALIAN SMOKEY SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil over low heat in a pot large enough to hold all ingredients. Add butter and simmer until melted.
• Add onions and sauté until lightly browned.
• Add ground beef and bacon. Sauté until browned.
• Drain fat from bacon and beef. (The actual recipe says to leave the fat in, but I don't like all the extra oil and fat).
• Add garlic, parsley, bay leaf, salt, black pepper, and red pepper. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes.
• Add wine. Cover and cook for 5 minutes over low heat.
• Add tomatoes or tomato sauce, paste, and 1/2 water.
• Bring mixture to boiling point.
• Add the chopped carrot.
• Cover and cook over very low heat for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Sometimes my mother let it sit over low heat all afternoon.
• About 20 minutes before the sauce is ready, begin cooking pasta.
• Once the pasta is cooked reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water and drain.
• Stir in 1/2 cup of pasta water to the sauce and cook just a few minutes over low heat.
• Serve sauce over pasta.

DEFALCO'S AUTHENTIC ITALIAN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, sausages and onions and cook until lightly brown.
• Add the crushed San Marzano tomatoes and 1/2 can water, bring to a simmer. Add the tomato puree, 1/2 can of water and simmer again. Repeat with the tomato sauce, again adding 1/2 can of water and bring the sauce to a simmer. Add the tomato paste and cook through.
• Add the basil, parsley, marsala wine, pepper, salt and sugar into the pot and stir. Simmer for 2 to 3 hours, stirring frequently.