Papas Favorite Pasta Sauce Food

PAPPARDELLE WITH SAUSAGE RAGU

Steps:

• Heat a large straight-sided skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oil and sausage and cook, stirring often and breaking apart the sausage with the back of a wooden spoon, until beginning to brown, about 7 minutes. Add the onion, carrot and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring often, until fragrant and the vegetables are almost cooked through, about 4 minutes. Deglaze with the wine, scraping up the brown bits from the bottom of the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Stir in the tomato puree and cheese rind. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Season the water generously with salt. Add the Pappardelle and cook until the pasta is floating and barely al dente, 2 to 3 minutes. Reserve 1 cup pasta water, then drain well.
• Remove and discard the Parmesan rind from the sauce. Add the pasta to the sauce and sprinkle the bare pasta with the Parmesan cheese and basil. Add 1/2 cup pasta water and toss well to coat, adding more pasta water as needed to maintain a light sauce. Serve with more Parmesan cheese on top if desired.
• In a large bowl, combine the 00 and semolina flours and salt and form a well. Add the egg and yolks to the center of the well. Using a fork, slowly start to incorporate the flour into the eggs to form a rough dough. You may add a splash of water if the dough is too dry or a dusting of flour if it is too wet.
• Lightly flour a smooth work surface and pour the dough onto the flour. Knead the dough until it springs back when you press a finger into it, 10 to 12 minutes. Flatten the dough into an even square. Wrap the dough well in plastic wrap and allow to rest for 1 hour at room temperature.
• Cut the dough into 3 pieces. Set up a pasta roller according to the manufacturer's directions and set it at the widest setting. Dust one section of the dough with semolina flour and press firmly to flatten the dough to 1/4 inch. Roll the dough through the machine on the widest setting. Fold the pasta dough in thirds and dust the outside with flour. Send it through the widest setting again. Reduce the setting to the next setting. Send the dough through the machine. Fold it in thirds once again and send through the setting one more time. Continue sending the dough through the machine, reducing the setting each time, until the desired thickness is reached, about 1/8 inch. Lay the sheet out on the counter and dust with flour. Use a knife or pizza cutter to cut strips 1 inch by 10 inches. Dust the strips with more flour. Continue with the remaining dough.

PAPA'S PASTA SAUCE (GREAT ON SPAGHETTI, ZITI, OH YEAH RIGATONI!)

Steps:

• Sauteed garlic in olive oil until golden brown, add onion and cook until translucent.
• Add remaining ingredients and cook until it cooks down about an inch. About two hours.
• My dad would add italian sausage and spare ribs and cook it for a couple hours. I like it without meat.
• Serve over hot cooked pasta.

MY FAVORITE PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine whipping cream and chicken broth in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 25 minutes or until thickened and reduced to 2 cups.
• Remove from heat.
• Add Parmesean cheese, peas, and bacon.
• Stir until cheese melts.
• Toss with favorite pasta.
• I use regular spaghetti pasta.

PAPA'S FAVORITE PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Wash, cut up pieces of chicken; pat dry with paper towel.
• Season with 1 tsp.
• salt; set aside.
• In a large saucepan, heat oil and saute onions and garlic.
• Add chicken pieces skin-side down and brown lightly.
• Add the sweet peppers, tomato puree, basil, oregano, parsley, salt and pepper flakes.
• Cover and simmer over low- medium heat on the stovetop for 1-1/2 hour.
• Note: Usually, tomato puree suggests adding a can of water.
• In this recipe, the water comes from the cooking peppers and chicken which dilutes the puree without additional liquid.
• However, if sauce becomes too thick during cooking, add 1/2 can of water (or wine) a little at a time until its consistency is to your liking.