Whether you are Italian or not, odds are that you or someone in your family has a spaghetti sauce recipe, or even a few of them. A good spaghetti sauce recipe is great to have on hand for when you wish to make a great home cooked meal without too much time or effort. The best thing about spaghetti sauce is that you can make a big batch and then freeze it until you want to make spaghetti again, then thaw and heat, voila!
Recipes for spaghetti sauces can be simplistic or difficult, depending on whether you want to make them from scratch or not. A real homemade spaghetti sauce starts with simple ingredients such as tomato paste, crushed tomatoes and spices. From there the cook can choose to add vegetables such as carrots, mushrooms and peppers as well as garlic and even some ground beef.
Some of the easiest spaghetti sauces around simply involve taking a jar or premade spaghetti sauce of any flavour and then adding your favourite ingredients to it. These ingredients can include herbs and spices, cooked meat, vegetables or other items that you enjoy with your spaghetti. Acceptable meats include ground beef, chicken or turkey, and if you are making an Alfredo sauce you can always saut some chicken or seafood to add on top of your creation.
Most agree that the best tasting sauces are the ones that are simmered for the longest time. Try to give your spaghetti sauce at least an hour to sit on the stove at low temperature. This allows all the ingredients to release their flavour and absorb the flavours of their surrounding ingredients. Then serve it on top of a freshly boiled batch of your favourite pasta - spaghetti, angel hair, fettuccini or anything else. For a touch of Italy, top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and add some breadsticks or garlic bread.
If you remember your mothers home cooking fondly, go ahead and ask her for her favorite spaghetti sauce recipes, and have a go at recreating them. You may even want to add your own special touches to make the sauce your own. A good sauce is one that you can easily make, tastes great, and pleases your whole family. If that means opening a jar, then so be it. No one can complain if they don't know, right? - 16492
Recipes for spaghetti sauces can be simplistic or difficult, depending on whether you want to make them from scratch or not. A real homemade spaghetti sauce starts with simple ingredients such as tomato paste, crushed tomatoes and spices. From there the cook can choose to add vegetables such as carrots, mushrooms and peppers as well as garlic and even some ground beef.
Some of the easiest spaghetti sauces around simply involve taking a jar or premade spaghetti sauce of any flavour and then adding your favourite ingredients to it. These ingredients can include herbs and spices, cooked meat, vegetables or other items that you enjoy with your spaghetti. Acceptable meats include ground beef, chicken or turkey, and if you are making an Alfredo sauce you can always saut some chicken or seafood to add on top of your creation.
Most agree that the best tasting sauces are the ones that are simmered for the longest time. Try to give your spaghetti sauce at least an hour to sit on the stove at low temperature. This allows all the ingredients to release their flavour and absorb the flavours of their surrounding ingredients. Then serve it on top of a freshly boiled batch of your favourite pasta - spaghetti, angel hair, fettuccini or anything else. For a touch of Italy, top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and add some breadsticks or garlic bread.
If you remember your mothers home cooking fondly, go ahead and ask her for her favorite spaghetti sauce recipes, and have a go at recreating them. You may even want to add your own special touches to make the sauce your own. A good sauce is one that you can easily make, tastes great, and pleases your whole family. If that means opening a jar, then so be it. No one can complain if they don't know, right? - 16492
About the Author:
Jimmy Johnson is an accomplished author. For more about Spaghett Recipes visit Great Recipe Ideas for current articles and discussions.
