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How do I make italian spaghetti sauce from scratch?

8 Responses to “How do I make italian spaghetti sauce from scratch?”

1. LaToya H said :
   March 25th, 2011 at 10:05 am

   tomato sauce,tomatoes tomato paste is a great start, but u can add other things too for flavor like onions,garlic,sweet basil, oregano, sugar other italian spices and of course meat and let it simmer real low for a few hours- enjoy!
2. Ohene said :
   March 25th, 2011 at 10:22 am

   Oil, peper, salt, onions, and tomatoes and some basil. Basic natural and local ingredients if you can get them are alway the best.
3. Wedge said :
   March 25th, 2011 at 11:08 am

   Spaghetti Sauce Italiano
   Prep: 25 minutes
   Cook: 8 to 10 hours (low) or 4 to 5 hours (This can also be simmered on top of the stove if you don’t have a slow cooker/crock pot)

   Ingredients
   1 pound Italian sausage – Sweet, hot or a combination
   1 pound ground beef
   1 cup chopped onion (1 large)
   2 cloves garlic, minced
   2 14-1/2-ounce cans diced tomatoes, undrained – I like to use the kind that have seasoning in them
   1 6-ounce can tomato paste
   2 4-ounce cans mushroom stems and pieces, drained
   1 bay leaf
   2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning, crushed
   1/2 teaspoon salt
   1/4 teaspoon black pepper
   1 cup chopped green sweet pepper (1 large)
   12 to 16 ounces dried spaghetti, cooked and drained
   Finely shredded or grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

   Directions
   1. In a large skillet cook the sausage, onion, and garlic over medium heat until meat is brown and onion is tender. Drain off fat.

   2. Meanwhile, in a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker stir together undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, mushrooms, bay leaf, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper. Stir in meat mixture.

   3. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours. Stir in sweet pepper. Discard bay leaf. Serve meat mixture over hot cooked spaghetti. If desired, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

   4. Spicy Tomato-Cream Sauce: Prepare as above, except use hot Italian sausage and stir 1/2 cup whipping cream into sauce just before serving.
4. Ginger Ale said :
   March 25th, 2011 at 11:13 am

   1Can of Tomato Paste
   1Can of Tomato Sauce
   1 Can of Diced Tomatoes (dont drain them!)
   1 Tablepoon dry basil, or stem of fresh
   1 Tablepoon dry oregano
   1 Large garlic clove, or 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
   1/2 a shallot or 1 1/2 teaspoons of onion powder
   3 Tablespoons white wine
   Olive oil
   Salt to taste

   If using fresh garlic/onion: Mince garlic/onion add to heated olive oil in pot, cook until aroma is fragrant, about 4 min.
   Add all 3 cans of tomato ingredients, add salt, and white wine. Allow to simmer. When about 10 minutes from finish add basil and oregano.

   If using powdered garlic/onion:
   Combine all can tomato ingredients, garlic and onion powder, salt and white wine. Allow to simmer. When about 10 minutes from finish add basil and oregano.

   *If you want to add ground beef, or mushrooms you can: for mushrooms just add them when you add the tomato ingredients. For beef you can do the same, but “brown” the beef first, and drain the fat. Then add it.

   *Whenever you use fresh onion or garlic you must cook them first to extract the flavor, so you can alter the recipe as needed. Always add herbs as close to the finish as possible!
5. musicimprovedme said :
   March 25th, 2011 at 11:51 am

   Here’s one I make all the time.

   2lb ground turkey
   1 can crushed tomatos, the oversized 18 or so ounce can
   1 can beef broth
   Generous palmful of Italian seasoning
   1 Bay leaf
   1 small chopped onion
   Minced fresh garlic
   1 tablespoon of sugar

   In your saucepot, scramble and brown the turkey, drain, and put back. Add onion, garlic, Italian season, and bay leaf, and broth. Cook for about 15 minutes, then remove bay leaf and add tomatos and sugar. Reduce heat and stir occasionally, letting the sauce simmer for at least one hour.
6. Carlo d'Umbria said :
   March 25th, 2011 at 12:22 pm

   In Italy there is no such thing as “Italian spaghetti sauce.” There are, however, a large number of sauces that Italians put on different pastas, including spaghetti. You’re probably referring to one of a number of tomato sauces: simple “sugo al pomodoro,” amatriciana, diavola, bolognese, marinara, etc. You can find them in any decent Italian cookbook.
7. djc1175 said :
   March 25th, 2011 at 1:07 pm

   To make just a meat sauce..not meatballs..but loose meat in the sauce do this.
   Get 1 lb of meatloaf mix, fresh parsley, garlic, salt pepper, Italian cheese (grated, I use Lucatelli) eggs and bread crumbs, some fresh basil.
   Put the meat in a Pyrex dish, spread it out.
   Next put the salt and pepper to taste on top.
   Now the cheese.
   for 1 lb of meat I would use..3-4 eggs
   Cut some fresh parsley, no stems..about 1/2 hand full put on top also.
   Next bread crumbs and 5-6 pieces of fresh cut basil
   Last cut up 4-5 pieces of garlic .Not whole pieces..the cloves
   Mix all together well

   In a pan big enough to hold 5 cans of Italian tomatoes (Rienzi. Tutto Russo, Centani..really any tomato packaged in Italy..PUT MEAT MIXTURE WITH SMALL AMOUNT OF OLIVE OIL and cook under medium flame. Turn often.
   When meat is cooked, add tomatoes I can at a time to this pot.
   Mix again and cover the pot, turn flame just so you see the tomatoes simmering..if the flame is to high the tomatoes will burn.
   About every 1/2 hr, uncover and stir gently.
   Now put the pan lid a little askew, so some of the water in the tomatoes boils off.
   Let cook at least 3-4 hrs..and enjoy!!

   EDIT: oops..forgot to tell you I put about a small handfull of the cheese in my mixture, and the pieces of basil need to be cut into small pieces.
8. DMAHN83 said :
   March 25th, 2011 at 1:28 pm

   There are many MANY variations of tomato sauce (aka bolognese) The simplest (and in my opinion least fussy yet most flavorful) recipe goes like this.
   Ingredients:
   2 cloves of garlic, crushed
   3 T extra virgin olive oil
   1 10-oz can crushed tomatoes
   1 10-oz can whole peeled plum tomatoes
   salt and pepper to taste
   1/4 cup fresh basil, torn into large chunks (optional)
   *The key to authentic Italian cuisine is its somplicity
   In a large sauce pan, heat the olive oil.
   Once hot, add your garlic cloves and saute until they become very aromatic and slightly golden brown.
   Add your tomatoes and heat until bubbling.
   Turn down and simmer for about 1 hour.
   Remove from the heat and stir in your basil(if using) and season to taste with salt and pepper.
   ENJOY!
   **You can also add meat/sauce if you desire, just saute it in the beginning before you add your tomatoes