Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Finally Claiming my Italian Badge

I did it! Two weeks ago I posted a few things off my 101 list I wanted to do in the next two months. While I fouled up one (blogging daily for 30 days), I conquered this one: Make my dad's pasta sauce. 


Using jarred sauce for the past several years has been an embarrassment to me and my Italian heritage. For some reason I was scared to tackle this recipe, and now I'm scratching my head in wonderment why I was so nervous. It really wasn't all that complicated, and holycrap it's delicious! 


I bring you sauce a la Amy's dad:




Recipe: Dad's Sauce
Start with a couple of pork chops or pork shoulder and about a pound of beef cubes.  Brown in olive oil.  While its browning add some minced garlic (I buy the kind already minced in a small jar)  probably a little less than a tablespoon.  Chop up a medium size onion and add it to the meat with the garlic.  Stir the mixture so it doesn't burn up.

You can use a crock pot and start with 2 large cans of tomato puree, 2 small cans of tomato paste, about a tablespoon of salt, a tablespoon of basil, about 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.

When the meat is browned add the whole pan into the sauce, including all of the left over olive oil, garlic, etc.  Cook for about 4-5 hours.


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