Italian spaghetti and sauces

Spaghetti with beef and capsicum
(Cook time 8 minutes, serve 3)

Spaghetti with beef and capsicum

Ingredients :

300 gm spaghetti, boiled till ‘al-dente’
150 g beef, sliced 1/2 cm thick,
marinated with 2 tbsp white sherry
3 tbsp olive oil
4 tbsp water
2 pips chopped garlic
1 big onion, sliced
1 capsicum, slice
2 tbsp of tomato puree
1/2 tsp Italian mixed spice to taste
1/2 tsp black pepper
25g freshly grated
Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
freshly grounded black pepper

Method :

Heat olive oil. Sautee garlic till fragrant.
Add beef and stir fry for 5 minutes.
Add in onion and capsicum. Stir fry for
1 minute. Add tomato puree, water,
mixed spice, salt. Simmer till almost dry.
Add in spaghetti, stir to mix well.
Dish out, serve with grated cheese
and black pepper

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Italian sausage spaghetti sauce
(Cook time 4 hours, serve 6)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup plain flour, sieved
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
3 tbsp dried parsley
3 pips garlic, finely chopped
1 tbsp chopped cayenne pepper
1 bell pepper, finely chopped
3 tbsp olive oil
dash of dried mint
3 big onions, finely chopped
2 lb of Italian sausage,
cut into 1" lengths, sautéed
3 cups tomato sauce
3 tbsp Lea & Perrin's sauce
2 cup of Water
1 cup dry white wine

Method

Make Roux by adding
flour to olive oil.
Add celery, bell pepper and onion.
Sauté. Add water,
mix till smooth.
Adds wine, garlic and parsley.

Add Lea & Perrin's
sauce, tomato sauce, dried mint, red pepper.
Add sausage.
Cook for about 4 hours.

Homemade spaghetti sauce
(Cook time 3 hours, serve 3)

Ingredients

4 tbsp olive oil
8 pip garlic, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
20 fresh mushrooms, cut
1 can tomato puree
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
spices:4 tbsp dried oregano, 1 tbsp basil,
1 tsp garlic powder, cinnamon, chili powder
salt, sugar and pepper
to taste

Method

Sauté garlic, then onion, pepper, and mushrooms in olive oil till fragrant.
Add tomato puree, sauce and stir well.
Add spices. Simmer at least 3 hour.
Add seasoning.
Serve over pasta

Spaghetti carbonara

(Cook time 10 minutes , serve 2)

150g spaghetti freshly cooked al dente
2 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
50g pancetta
2 eggs
25g freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese
freshly grounded black pepper
1 tbsp chili flakes or chopped red pepper

Procedure

Mix the beaten egg with grated cheese and ground black pepper
Slice the pancetta into bite pieces.
Fry the pancetta in olive oil till fragrant.
Add the spaghetti with 5 tbsp water, simmer slowly till almost dry, and the flavor of the pancetta is absorbed,
Remove from the stove. Add the egg, cheese and pepper mixture to the spaghetti and stir quickly, making sure not to over-cook the egg; but that it remains creamy.
Dish into a hot serving plate, season with black pepper, and grated cheese.
Add chili flakes or chopped red pepper for attractive presentation.

Smoked salmon Alfredo sauce
(Cook time 40 minutes, serve 4)
Ingredients,

1 onion, chopped
3 tbsp olive oil
300g smoked salmon, chopped
2 cups heavy whipped cream
2 tomato, diced
3 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp chili flakes

Method

Sauté onion in olive oil till transparent.
Add the salmon and sauté at
medium heat for 2 minutes.
Add cream gradually,
stirring constantly until thickened.
Top with tomato, parsley and chili flakes; season with pepper and salt.

Spicy hamburger spaghetti sauce
(Cook time 5 hours, serve 8)
Ingredients and method:

Chop, grate and sauté the following:

6 lbs. hamburger

5 onions

1 red pepper

5 carrots, grated

1 bulb garlic

1 stick butter

2.   Add red pepper, oregano, garlic salt, rosemary, sage, basil leaves, bay leaves, thyme, cayenne pepper. Amount of these should be around 1/2 tsp, vary according to personal liking.
3.   Add 1 can of tomato puree, 1 can of tomato sauce and 1 cup white sherry. Cook for 5 hours.
4.   Add fresh mushrooms during the last 1/2 hour of cooking.

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