Thursday, March 5, 2015

SPAGHETTI with MINCED MEAT and HOMEMADE PASTA SAUCE


I am one of those people who loves to cook, but hates spending hours making one dish which is why I decided to make a very simple pasta sauce that probably only takes about an hour at the most.

The portion size that I am putting in this recipe really depends on you. I like to make extra and store in it the fridge for later use.

PASTA SAUCE

2 heads of garlic (I really like garlic, if you don't then minimize the amount)
4 red onions
butter
olive oil
8 regular tomatoes
10 cherry grape tomatoes
1 lemon
salt
pepper
1 cube of chicken bouillon

PREPARE:

- Mince one head of garlic while chopping the other. If you like, you can add one full head of garlic     and take it out once you are ready to serve.
- Dice your onions into thin pieces
- Chop your tomatoes into quarters
- Halve your cherry tomatoes

TO COOK

- To begin, add a splash of olive oil into a heated pot.
- To the pan, add your onions and sweat them down.
- Add your garlic and lower the heat so that the garlic does not burn
- Stir for a while and add in your tomatoes
- Once you have thoroughly combined all the ingredients, add four cups of water into the pot
- Let the contents simmer for at least 30 minutes, checking and stirring every 10 minutes.
- Once the sauce has been simmering for 30 minutes check to see if you need more water
- If not, add salt and pepper to taste.
- For that extra kick, add the juice of 1 lemon into the sauce. If you like extra lemon flavor you are       more than welcome to add more.
- For an extra flavor that people might not expect, add one cube of any bouillon flavor. Preferably         chicken or beef. If you want more of a hint of that taste feel free to add one more.

TO COMPLETE

- Once your pasta sauce is complete it is time to put the dish together.
- To a saucepan, add a tablespoon of olive oil.
- Ladle some pasta sauce into the pan and bring it to a boil.
- Lower the temperature and add your meat of choice. (Minced meat of any kind is normally the best     way to go) or vegetarian whatever you prefer
- Let it cook through and add salt and pepper to taste.
- Add your pasta into the saucepan and mix through.
- Once everything is mixed together, it is time to serve.

Bon Appetite!


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