how to make a.....

[Alex7938]

this is probably a little to off topic, if it is i'll take it off.

how do you make a really good Marinara sauce?
we just dont get anything like it over here and id love to make some

[SVT Lightning]

Re: how to make a.....

Originally posted by Alex7938
this is probably a little to off topic, if it is i'll take it off.

how do you make a really good Marinara sauce?
we just dont get anything like it over here and id love to make some

My recipe is a mix of store bought and home made. I cook mine in a crock-pot but you could also cook on the stove using low heat.

1lb. ground beef
1 onion
2 32oz. jars of store bought spagetti sauce. I use Newmans Own but Ragu or any commercial
brand would work.
1 small can(6oz?) tomato paste
4 cloves garlic (or more if you love garlic!)
LOTS of mushrooms thickly sliced.
Garlic salt and pepper
Olive oil

Put the 2 jars sauce and can of tomato paste into crock-pot.
Brown the ground beef with 2 cloves chopped garlic and season with salt and pepper to taste. Put into crock-pot.
Slice and quarter onion. Saute with olive oil and and 1 clove chopped garlic, salt, and pepper. Cook till just starting to brown. Put into crock-pot.
Saute mushrooms in olive-oil with 1 clove chopped garlic, salt, and pepper. Cook till just starting to brown. Put into crock-pot.

If you want more garlic, chop and put into crock-pot. Stir everything up and turn on crock-pot. Cover.
Cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.

If you don't have a crock-pot, just use a large stew-pot on the stove. Bring everything up on heat till it just starts to simmer and then turn down to low heat and cover.

This will be enough for 2 dinners. I usually freeze half. Or you can use this for one BIG pan of lasagna.

Enjoy!

Bye the way, I was born in Ipswich

[Blr123]

Re: how to make a.....

Originally posted by Alex7938
this is probably a little to off topic, if it is i'll take it off.

how do you make a really good Marinara sauce?
we just dont get anything like it over here and id love to make some

Hey Alex..........."a little off topic" ..............it's OK everyone just make allowances he's from Southampton

Bryan

[Alex7938]

thanks SVT,

i'll try that tomorrow, we just dont get decent italian food over here, its normally just tomato sauces.

we're trying to eat healthier and alot of the packaged and tinned ready made sauces are full of sugar which isnt good.

thanks again

[rusty bumper]

Yum!.......That looks good!

[FromThisSoil]

For the love of god, don't use Ragu or Prego!

[TKDDAD]

Originally posted by FromThisSoil
For the love of god, don't use Ragu or Prego!

LOL!!....I love the smell of sauce cooking all day and then sitting down to a plate of pasta with fresh sauce and italian bread warmed in the oven with a nice cabernet.....especially when I spend the better part of that same day detailing... a nice hot shower and bring on the pasta !!!

[Alex7938]

trying to stay away from ready mades, nice fresh home made sauces Mmmmm

[SVT Lightning]

Originally posted by Alex7938
trying to stay away from ready mades, nice fresh home made sauces Mmmmm

You're welcome Alex.

You can always use canned crushed tomatoes if you want to start from scratch. But then you need to add all the herbs to spice it up. One of the best ready mades I have used in my store/home made version is Barilla. Let us know how it turns out.

[Alex7938]

not seen Barilla over here, what are the best herbs to add to the tomatoes?

how many do your amounts make for? as it'll just be for two

[Superior Shine]

This thread either shows how diverse this forum is with an infinite wealth of information or shows we have COMPLETELY RUN OUT OF AUTO DETAILING SUBJECT TO TALK ABOUT!!


LOL!!!

[Alex7938]

the closest i've got to a good sauce is from "the Sopranos Family Cookbook" but tried that and wasnt that impressed by it

[FromThisSoil]

A good tomato sauce should definitely have a good amount of garlic in it.

Here's the seasonings I put in mine:

Fresh garlic, minced and sauteed in a small amount of olive oil (then add it to the sauce)

Salt

Basil

Crushed red pepper (if you like spicy)

Season it to your own taste.

[Alex7938]

crushed pepper?

can you buy it or is it just finely chopped pepper?
by the way sorry for all the questions

[Rollman]

Non Meat version. Good basic recipe you can start with . Add some hot pepper if you like some zing .

Serves 6

1/4 cup of olive oil
4 cloves of garlic sliced in half
1 Med. Onion left whole , peel the skin ( disgard when finished or eat it )
1 35oz can of imported Italian tomatoes
3 basil leaves, washed, patted dry and chopped
1/2 teaspoon of oregano
salt & pepper to taste


1. Place garlic and olive oil in large sauce pan.
2. Turn heat to medium and cook until garlic is soft and lightly browned.
3. Crush the tomatoes and add with their juices.
4. Fill empty tomato can 1/4 of the way with water and pour in with tomatoes
5. Add basil, oregano, salt and pepper.
6. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to a simmer and cook until thickened approximately 20 to 30 minutes. Enjoy !