Zippy Tomato Sauce Food

MY "BASE FOR EVERYTHING" ZIPPY MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
• Add the onions and cook for five minutes or until they become translucent.
• Add the garlic (and the red pepper flakes, if using) and cook for one minute.
• Add the canned tomatoes and stir well.
• Add the oregano, basil, sugar, peperoncino (if using), salt and pepper.
• Make sure you crumble the dried spices in your hand when you add them to release the essential oils.
• Stir well again.
• Bring to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for one hour.
• Sauce will cook down a bit and thicken.

ZIPPY SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the beef, onion and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. , Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the tomato sauce, tomatoes, tomato paste, mushrooms, cheese, wine, olives, parsley, oregano, Italian seasoning, garlic, salt and pepper. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Serve with spaghetti.

ZIPPY CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter over low heat in a small sauce pan.
• Whisk in flour and dry mustard.
• Keep whisking for about a minute after it disolves.
• Add the milk and cook over medium heat, whisking frequently of about 5 minutes or until thickened.
• Add cheese and stir until it melts.
• Season with salt, pepper and additional add ins to taste.
• Use anywhere you would use a cheese sauce.

KIM'S ZIPPY SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the rosemary, thyme, garlic powder, parsley flakes and salt. Mix in the mustard, black pepper, Worcestershire sauce, cumin, and cayenne pepper. Warm gently for about a minute. Mix equal parts of the sauce with beef steak drippings to complete the sauce just before serving.

ZIPPY CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat.
• Blend in flour, salt, pepper, cayenne and mustard.
• Stir constantly for one minute until well mixed. Remove from heat and gradually stir in milk.
• Return to heat and cook over medium high heat until thick and bubbly. Stir frequently.
• Mix in cheese and stir until melted. Remove from heat, cover to keep warm until serving.

ZIPPY SPAGHETTI SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the beef, onion and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the tomato sauce, tomatoes, tomato paste, mushrooms, cheese, wine, olives, parsley, oregano, Italian seasoning, garlic, salt and pepper. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Serve with spaghetti. Yield: about 3 quarts.