The Real MC Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 I used to be married to a Sicilian, shortly before the divorce she shared her family recipe for spaghetti sauce. Her mom and siblings brought it over when they emigrated from Sicily. After the divorce I moved to a new town new job. There weren't any good Italian restaurants in the new town so I dug out the recipe. I tweaked it a bit and hit on a winning recipe. I have been serving it to family, to parties, to community dinners with camping friends, and everybody loves it. Spaghetti Sauce Serves four people 4-6 cloves garlic (or four teaspoons minced garlic) 2 cans crushed tomatoes Fresh basil (not dried, BIG difference!) oregano (organic is best) 1 carrot onion salt or onion Italian style meatballs 1) peel and pulverize garlic 2) cover sauce pan with layer of olive oil & put fire on high 3) add chopped garlic, cook & stir until yellowish/transparent, do not burn or brown 4) add tomato sauce, stir 5) add onion salt or chopped onions, stir 6) add chopped carrots & add to sauce. This sweetens the sauce without using sugar 7) chop basil & oregano, stir😎 put fire on medium low and allow to simmer, stir occasionally 9) when sauce is warm, add meatballs 10) sample for taste, 20 minutes minimum simmer Use medium heat, if fire is too hot it will burn the sauce and change the flavor. The fire is right when the sauce in the pot splatters just a little. Fresh basil makes a difference. When you cut the leaves, the juice comes out of the leaves. Dried basil does not have the juice. When you add the cut basil to the sauce, you will smell the difference right away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threadslayer Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 +1 on fresh herbs generally. Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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