Quick Easy Sicilian Pasta Sauce Food

SICILIAN PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil and crushed pepper in sauce pan,add onion and garlic. Saute until translucent. Deglaze with wine, add tomatoes cushed and paste. Bring to simmer, continue to simmer for 45 minutes up to 4 hours. Add herbs, sugar, and season if needed.
• Toss with favorite pasta. Serve with grated parmesan romano and a glass of wine.
• Can also add meat/ sausage/ ribs before deglazing with wine. Or mix in a cup of ricotta and grated mozzerella and bake in 400 degree oven until bubbling and golden.

SICILIAN SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat and add garlic and anchovies to cook for about 2 minutes; stir constantly.
• Stir in breadcrumbs and turn off heat. Add parsley and black ground pepper; mix together.
• Toss anchovy sauce with hot pasta and sprinkle with cheese; serve.

SICILIAN EASY PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in bottom of large sauce pot.
• Add onion and cook until they are translucent.
• Reduce heat and add garlic (careful as it burns easily).
• Add tomato juice, soup, paste, strained tomatoes, pepper, basil and sugar.
• Add baking soda carefully. It will foam up, be prepared to stir to dissipate the foam.
• Simmer on low heat.
• Brown meat in separate pan. Add to sauce when browned.
• Simmer sauce about 2 hours.
• Serve over good quality pasta. Some say it needs to rest overnight in the fridge, but who has the patience for that?

QUICK EASY SICILIAN PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Peel Tomatoes, place in a roasting pan. Drizzle with oil, season with salt, pepper and sugar. Throw in oven at 450 degrees for 5-6 minutes or place on roasting pan and cook on grill.
• Dice garlic small and roast in frying pan.
• Chop Fresh Basil.
• Once Tomatoes are roasted they need to be blended. You can use a good old fashioned blender or food processor. Try not to over blend. Tomato sauce should be liquid but not blended until foamy.
• Add blended tomatoes to the pan of roasted garlic, bring to a simmer. Add chopped basil, stir.
• Add sugar and/or salt to taste. Serve over angel hair pasta or whichever kind you like.

QUICK PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• If sausage comes in casing, remove casing and break up sausage.
• In 4 quart saucepan or Dutch oven, brown sausage, onions and garlic and drain.
• Stir in remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Serve over hot cooked pasta. Makes 9 cups.

QUICK SICILIAN BAKED PASTA GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400°F.
• Saute the peppers and onion in the heated oil until the onions become translucent in appearance.
• Add garlic and pepper flakes.
• Cook for a few minutes, but don't brown your garlic-- or it will become bitter.
• Add the tomatoes, olives, caper, and basil in your food processor or blender and only coarsely give it a few pulses.
• Add this mixture to the skillet and reheat.
• Adjust your seasonings to taste.
• Combine the tomato mixture, cheese, pasta, and gentely turn into an oiled casserole.
• Bake 30 minutes uncovered.
• NOTE: You can assemble this dish, refrigerate it and make it two days later.
• Also you can add a little more tomatoes if you like a saucier sauce.
• I added more olives because I like them.