I had a good one for a bologense sauce that I really liked but it is pretty involved as far as prep and cooking time. Had carrots, onions, celery, garlic and browned meat (used venison) and add red wine and cook down and then serve over spaghetti or pasta of your choice. Really good, just a PIA to make.
1/2 c. chopped onion
1/4 c. chopped green pepper
2 clove garlic, crushed
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste
1 c. water
2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. basil
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. pepper
1 lb. cleaned med. shrimp, peeled & deveined, thawed
Cooked pasta
In a skillet or soup pot, cook onion, green pepper and garlic in oil until tender. Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, sugar and seasoning. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add shrimp. Cover and simmer for approximately 4 minutes longer or until shrimp are tender. Serve over cooked pasta.
If you're feeling a little more adventuresome try this one:
Shrimp Diavolo
1 lb medium peeled raw shrimp
½ lb andouille or smoked sausage
1/3 cup Butter
¼ cup White Wine
1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
½ tsp Black Pepper
½ tsp Crushed Red Pepper
1 tsp Cayenne Pepper
½ tsp kosher salt
1 tsp Basil
½ tsp Thyme
1 tsp Oregano
1 ½ tsp Garlic powder
1 15 oz can diced tomatoes
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
Cooked pasta.
In a pot melt butter, and saute the andoullie, add Worcestershire sauce and wine. Add the seasonings, heating the mixture as you go. Add the tomatoes and tomato sauce continuing to heat.
When the sauce mixture reaches boiling add the shrimp and cook until shrimp are pink.
Serve over rice or linguini.
INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 yellow onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
1/4 cup red wine
8 cups tomato chunks
1 teaspoon dried oregano
pinch red pepper flakes
small bunch of fresh basil
sea salt and pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
In a large sauce pan, saute onion in olive oil over medium heat until softened, about 7 minutes. Add garlic and saute 1 minute longer. Add wine and simmer until liquid has evaporated, making sure garlic doesn't burn. Stir in tomatoes and a pinch of sea salt.
Add oregano and red pepper flakes. Reduce heat to low and cover for 15 minutes. Covering will help the tomatoes to "sweat" and break down more quickly. Uncover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally for about an hour.
Use an immersion blender to carefully puree the sauce. Add basil the basil and blend it in with the blender or leave whole. If you don't have an immersion blender, you can let the sauce cool and then very carefully puree in a regular blender.
Continue to simmer another 30 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Optional additions: sometimes I like to stir in a small handful of grated Parmesan cheese or a drizzle of balsamic for more flavor. Delicious!
Spaghetti is spaghetti. Lol. Take some Italian sausage and throw in it. My wife made homemade sauce before, took forever, and it tasted like a jar of Prego. Lol
INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 yellow onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
1/4 cup red wine
8 cups tomato chunks
1 teaspoon dried oregano
pinch red pepper flakes
small bunch of fresh basil
sea salt and pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
In a large sauce pan, saute onion in olive oil over medium heat until softened, about 7 minutes. Add garlic and saute 1 minute longer. Add wine and simmer until liquid has evaporated, making sure garlic doesn't burn. Stir in tomatoes and a pinch of sea salt.
Add oregano and red pepper flakes. Reduce heat to low and cover for 15 minutes. Covering will help the tomatoes to "sweat" and break down more quickly. Uncover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally for about an hour.
Use an immersion blender to carefully puree the sauce. Add basil the basil and blend it in with the blender or leave whole. If you don't have an immersion blender, you can let the sauce cool and then very carefully puree in a regular blender.
Continue to simmer another 30 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Optional additions: sometimes I like to stir in a small handful of grated Parmesan cheese or a drizzle of balsamic for more flavor. Delicious!
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