Post by lisamarie on Jan 25, 2014 22:56:22 GMT
This is from my italian grandmother... I will never eat Ragu again since I've learned this recipe
If you're making a box of pasta, my recommendation is Barilla Protein Plus. It's very good for you and also very filling. But any pasta will do.
There's 2 ways to make this. With or without meat.
Ingredients:
1-2 Cans of Red Pack crushed tomatoes (I recommend 2, I like a lot of sauce. If you are making this as a meat sauce, definitely use 2 cans)
4-6 Fresh Basil leaves
Pepper
1 T sugar
Salt
Olive Oil
Red Wine (for the meat)
If you are making meat sauce, do the meat first:
Coat skillet w cooking spray so meat does not stick to pan
Brown 1 lb of chopped meat in a skillet.
Add 2 T of red wine
Cook until meat is fully browned, then drain meat.
For Sauce:
Put 2 cans od Red Pack crushed tomatoes in large pot. add 4-6 basil leaves. Add 1 T of olive oil. Add SEVERAL turns of a pepper grinder. Also add the meat you just browned. Keep on low flame, stirring frequently. Once sauce starts to thicken, add 1 T of sugar. It takes about 30-40 mins to fully thicken and cook.
For the pasta, i add salt and olive oil to the water before boiling, this helps so the pasta does not stick, and the salt gives it a little flavor.
It's a quick, short, very yummy recipe
If you're making a box of pasta, my recommendation is Barilla Protein Plus. It's very good for you and also very filling. But any pasta will do.
There's 2 ways to make this. With or without meat.
Ingredients:
1-2 Cans of Red Pack crushed tomatoes (I recommend 2, I like a lot of sauce. If you are making this as a meat sauce, definitely use 2 cans)
4-6 Fresh Basil leaves
Pepper
1 T sugar
Salt
Olive Oil
Red Wine (for the meat)
If you are making meat sauce, do the meat first:
Coat skillet w cooking spray so meat does not stick to pan
Brown 1 lb of chopped meat in a skillet.
Add 2 T of red wine
Cook until meat is fully browned, then drain meat.
For Sauce:
Put 2 cans od Red Pack crushed tomatoes in large pot. add 4-6 basil leaves. Add 1 T of olive oil. Add SEVERAL turns of a pepper grinder. Also add the meat you just browned. Keep on low flame, stirring frequently. Once sauce starts to thicken, add 1 T of sugar. It takes about 30-40 mins to fully thicken and cook.
For the pasta, i add salt and olive oil to the water before boiling, this helps so the pasta does not stick, and the salt gives it a little flavor.
It's a quick, short, very yummy recipe
