RUTH HANSCHKA wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-
This is a classic in some circles. I'm trying to think If
I've ever seen spaghetti sauce mix.
1 pk Spaghetti sauce mix
1 1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Garlic granules
Look near the bottled/jarred spices. I commonly see McCormicks and
French's in 1.25 oz packets. Or you can bundle your own.
I saw it a few times years ago, but we probably have too many real Italians around for that sort of thing to sell well enough to stay
on the shelf.
You're probably not looking for it then. One of our bedroom communities
is (Riverton) known as "Dago Alley" by its 70%+ Italian heritage
residents. I know it's carried at their local stupormarkup (the McCormick) because I've had occasion to shop there. They also do a good business in
Prego, Bertolli, Newman's Own, even Emeril's. Also local/regional names
like Lonzerotti's and Onofrio's (my favourite).
Darned few people do - or have time to do - scratch cooking of red gravy
these days. But there are ways to make it taste "home-made" (a VERY
elastic term).
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Title: Almost Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
Categories: Pasta, Vegetables, Cheese, Herbs, Pork
Yield: 7 servings
1 lb Spaghetti (or other pasta)
1 tb Olive oil
1 md Onion; chopped
3 cl Garlic; peeled, minced
1/2 lb Bulk Italian sausage
1 ts Dried basil
1 ts Dried oregano
+=OR=+
2 ts Italian seasoning
2 c Chopped yellow squash
24 oz (to 28 oz) jarred marinara
- sauce
1 1/2 c Pasta cooking water
2 c Fresh grated Parmiggiano
- Reggiano; NOT the shaker
- can crap
Salt & pepper
Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil over
high heat (the water should taste like the ocean). Add
pasta and cook until tender, about 7-9 minutes. Drain
pasta, reserving 1 1/2 cups of pasta water. Set noodles
aside.
Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Add
onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until
onion begins to soften, about 2 minutes. Add sausage
(or ground beef if you must) and cook until meat is
cooked through and no pink remains, about 5-7 minutes.
Stir in the basil, oregano and squash, cooking just
until spices are aromatic, about 1 minute. Add marinara
sauce and simmer sauce until it thickens, 10-15 minutes.
Add reserved pasta water and simmer for another 10-15
minutes until sauce thickens again. Stir in cheese and
simmer an additional 3-5 minutes. Season sauce to taste
with salt and pepper and serve over cooked spaghetti
noodles.
Makes 6 to 8 servings
Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
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