Maronis Tomato Sauce Food

MARONI'S TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly browned.
• Add tomatoes, salt, and pepper; stir to combine. Bring sauce to a simmer; let simmer for 20 minutes.

GRANDMA MARONI'S MEATBALLS AND MARONI SAUCE 100 YEAR OLD RECIPE

Steps:

• For the meatballs:.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Spray a baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray.
• Mix chuck, bread crumbs, eggs, milk, Romano, onion, garlic, parsley and basil thoroughly in large bowl. If mixture seems a little loose add more bread crumbs.
• Roll meatballs loosely about the size of a golf ball and place on baking sheet. Place into preheated oven for approximately 35 to 40 minutes.
• To make the sauce:.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add oil. Once heated add the finely sliced garlic and onions to the pan. Cook over medium heat until soft and slightly brown. Next add the canned crushed tomatoes, salt and pepper and stir. Allow the sauce to come to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the julienned basil.
• Simmer meatballs in sauce for about 10 minutes, and then serve over al dente pasta. YUM!

MARONI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add oil. Once heated add the finely sliced garlic and onions to the pan. Cook over medium heat until soft and slightly brown. Next add the canned crushed tomatoes, salt and pepper and stir. Allow the sauce to come to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the julienned basil.

MACARONI AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the macaroni, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
• Pour the macaroni into a saucepan and place over medium heat; stir in the butter, bacon grease, tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes with juice, and sugar; season with salt and pepper. Stir while cooking until butter and bacon grease has melted and incorporated completely, 5 to 10 minutes; remove from heat, cover, and allow to sit about 20 minutes before serving.

MIRANDA MAGAGNINI'S BASIC TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Peel and chop separately the onion, shallots and garlic. Set aside.
• Heat oil in heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Add a few pieces (about 1 teaspoon) chopped onion to the oil. When they sizzle, add the remaining chopped onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are transparent (approximately 10 minutes).
• Add shallots and peperoncino and stir well. Cook an additional 5 minutes, or until the mixture starts to turn golden-yellow.
• Add minced garlic. Stir well. Cook briefly, for about 2 minutes.
• Add liquid from tomatoes. With your fingers, break up tomatoes in can - or pulse in food processor until coarsely chopped. Add tomatoes to saucepan.
• When mixture starts to simmer, add salt, black pepper and chopped basil. Stir well. Simmer, uncovered, 20 to 30 minutes. When done, turn off heat and stir in parsley before serving. Pass a bowl of freshly grated parmigiano reggiano cheese.

MAMA MARONI'S MEATBALLS AND SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees f. Mix together all meatball ingredients. If mixture seems too loose, add more breadcrumbs. (Mixture will be very moist.).
• Spray a baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray.
• Roll meatballs into golfball sized balls.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes.
• While meatballs are baking, heat olive oil over medium heat.
• Saute onions until soft. Add garlic and saute until onions start to brown.
• Add Tomatoes, salt and pepper. Add some red pepper flakes if desired. Simmer for about 20 minutes.
• Adjust seasonings.
• Stir in basil.
• I like to add the meatballs to the finished sauce so that the flavors can meld.
• If you are using the meatballs only for sandwiches, you can halve the sauce recipe, but if you want sauce for pasta, use full recipe.