Saturday, October 7, 2017

Bolognese Sauce: Another great Red Sauce!

 Re-post...Original 7/12/11  Enjoy!

Today I made Bolognese(Italian spelling) sauce.  I like to make it with ground loose sausage because I think the flavor of good sausage stands out in the sauce. I use crushed tomatoes because I like to see some tomato pieces mixed with the sausage.  A bit of red pepper and fresh garlic and basil made for one great pot of goodness and the house smells fabulous!  A real Italian Kitchen! It was a great meal and unfortunately no leftovers.  Will surely make it again.






Happy Cooking from my kitchen to yours,






Recipe for Sauce:

1 1/2 lbs. ground loose Italian sausage
2 large cans (28 oz.) Tuttorosso Crushed tomatoes or 2 large cans (28 oz. Tomato puree
1 small can paste
1 tsp. dried basil or 2 or 3 fresh basil leaves
1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes(if using hot sausage eliminate red pepper)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 or 3 cloves minced garlic
2 tablespoons olive oil


Check out the sausage in this great sauce!
In a large dutch oven Saute sausage while using a large spoon to break into small pieces.  After the sausage has browned add 1 can tomato paste and 3 cans of water(use paste can).  Cook slowly and after it has simmered for a few minutes and is golden brown; add salt, pepper, basil, garlic and red pepper.  Simmer for approximately ten minutes then add 2 cans crushed  tomatoes of your choice. You can use tomato puree if you would like.

 Simmer(with lid slightly on) until sausage is tender and tomatoes have cooked through. Approximately 2 to 3 hours.  Serve over pasta with Italian cheese.  Add a salad and your meal is complete.

**Note:  For a quicker sauce I use Tuttorosso or Tomato Sauce of your choice.  It cooks in half the time. 






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1 comment:

Food Glorious Food! said...

YES! Bolognaise is my all time favorite. Thanks for sharing!