Ingredients:
1 t. Creole seasoning
1/4 C. Unsalted butter
1 C. Tomato concasse
3/4 C. Onion
3/4 C. Celery
3/4 C. Green or red bell pepper
1 t. Garlic
1 C. Chicken stock
1 C. Tomato sauce
1 t. Sugar
1/2 t. Liquid hot pepper sauce
Procedure:
Heat the butter in a saucepan, over a medium flame
Add the tomato concasse, onions, celery, bell peppers, and garlic,
stir in seasoning mixture, heat and stir for 5 to 6 minutes, until onions
have softened
Add the stock, tomato sauce. and sugar. Mix well
Add pepper sauce to taste
Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, over a low flame and serve warm
Notes:
The hot pepper sauce can be adjusted according to taste
Serve this sause with an entrée of beef, chicken, pork, or
seafood
Italian Sausage Spaghetti
Sauce:
Ingredients:
2 Lbs. Italian sausage
1 C. Dried parsley
1 T. Garlic, finely chopped
1/2 C. Olive oil
1 t. Red cayenne pepper
1 C. Plain flour
3 T. Lea & Perrins
2 C. Onions, finely chopped
1 C. Celery, finely chopped
1/4 t. Dried mint
1/2 C. Bell pepper, finely chopped
3 C. Tomato sauce
2 C. Water
Salt, to taste
2 C. Dry white wine
Procedure:
Cut the Italian sausage into 2-inch lengths
Brown the sausage off in olive oil (about half cook it), remove from
pan and put aside
Add flour to oil that will be used and make roux
Add onions, celery, and bell pepper. Stir and cook until tender or
clear
Add water and stir until smooth
Add wine (you may wish to experiment with the amount of wine used, 2
cups is too much for some tastes), parsley, and garlic
Pour in red pepper, Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce, dried mint,
and tomato sauce. Stir real well
Bring to a bubbly boil and add salt, to taste
Add sausage and bring back to a boil
Turn heat down to a simmer. Cook for about 3 or 4 hours
Serve over spaghetti topped with cheese
Notes:
Other types of pasta can be used in place of
the spaghetti
Other types of sausage can be used in place of the Atalian
Ingredients:
3 Lbs. Ground chuck
3 Small onions, diced
3 Cloves garlic, stuck on wooden picks
3/4 C. Green pepper, diced
1/2 C. Olive oil
3 C. Canned tomatoes
3 C. Tomato sauce
3 T. Vinegar
1 T. Sugar
1 T. Salt
4 Bay leaves
3 T. Capers
3/4 t. Oregano
1 1/2 C. Raisins
Procedure:
Sauté ground chuck, onions, garlic and green pepper in the
olive oil until browned
Remove the garlic and add tomatoes, tomato sauce, vinegar, sugar,
salt, bay leaves, capers, oregano and raisins
Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 10 to 15
minutes
Serve with spaghetti
Notes:
Other types of pasta can be used in place of
the spaghetti
Can be garnished with fresh oregano
Ingredients:
3 T. Olive oil
4 oz. Bacon, diced
1 C. Carrots, chopped
1 C. Onions, chopped
1/4 C. Flour
6 1/2 Lbs. Fresh tomatoes, skinned, seeded, and diced
1 T. Garlic, chopped
4 C. Light stock
1 1/2 T. Sugar
Salt
Fresh ground black pepper
Procedure:
In a large sauce pot heat the oil then add the bacon and cook until it
is slightly crispy
Add the carrots and onions, cover and slowly cook for 20 minutes
Add a dusting of flour to the vegetables and cook while stirring until
the flour turns golden
Add the tomatoes, garlic, and stock. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat
and simmer for 2 hours
Add the sugar and season with salt and pepper
Carefully purée with a hand mixer and strain through a fine
sieve
Notes:
Use chicken or veal stock
Ingredients:
1/4 C. Tomato sauce
3 T. Lime juice
2 T. Light brown sugar
1/4 t. Chinese chili sauce
1 Garlic clove, minced
2 t. Fresh mint leaves, coarsely chopped
1 t. Lime peel, grated or minced
1 T. Cornstarch mixed with 1 T. Cold water
Procedure:
In a small saucepan, the combine tomato sauce, lime juice, brown
sugar, chili sauce, garlic, mint and lime peel
Bring to a low boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 2 minutes
Return the sauce to a low boil and stir in enough of the cornstarch
mixture to lightly thicken sauce
Strain the sauce through a sieve placed over a small serving bowl
Let sauce cool for at leat 10 minutes; sauce is best served at room
temperature
Notes:
Serve this sauce as a dip for chilled shrimp or other Thai foods