Loyd Grossman Help!

[Mani]

Anyone know how to make a basic italian tomato sauce to have with pasta? me and the missus want to make our own, instead of buying Loyd's. thanks.

 

[Lee Winger]

Well being part Italian I sure can! but then i'd have to kill you... yuk Loyd Grossmans sauce

[Mani]

Ok, i'll tell you what i was thinking, and you can say yes or no.

 

[Lee Winger]

What do you want meat sauce or just tomato?

[Mani]

Just tomato, something quick for dinner during the week.

 

I was thinking

 

1 Tin of chopped tomatoes

2 cloves garlic

1 small onion

5 small mushrooms chopped

2 table spoons of tomato puree

1 cup of red wine

 

 

I'm I getting close? would that taste ok? What am I missing?

[Lee Winger]

Just tomato, something quick for dinner during the week.

 

I was thinking

 

1 Tin of chopped tomatoes

2 cloves garlic

1 small onion

5 small mushrooms chopped

2 table spoons of tomato puree

1 cup of red wine

 

 

I'm I getting close? would that taste ok? What am I missing?

 

No mate no good, well not imo, well your nearly there ish

[Lee Winger]

Ok here goes Basic tomato sauce, Napoli style..

 

Olive oil 5 table spoons [not extra virgin , we never cook with extra virgin, we only use virgin oil raw on top of soups or in salad dressings]

 

2 onions

half bulb of garlic

2 bottles passata [bottled smooth or rough chopped tomatos buy the most expensive , never buy the ones with herbs and garlic in]

Oregano

thyme

2 glasses red wine

chili flakes

salt to taste

pinch sugar

2 glasses red wine

 

Soften the garlic and onion in the oil [finely chopped , very fine] do not burn!

 

Add passata, herbs salt , suger, wine , chili , bring to boil , simmer gently for 2 hours good sauces are simmered for a long time, longer the better, stir often, never let the sauce catch/burn/stick to the bottom of the pan , add water if needed, the finnished sauce should have condesed to two thirds..

 

If you want a meat sauce add pork and beef mince at the same time as the onions and garlic, never confuse a meat sauce with Bolagnese ragu, which contains chicken livers, pork and beef and very little tomato only 1/2 table spoon of tomato puree and no herbs some even frown on garlic.

 

Anyway back to my sauce, when cooked, either bottle or freeze, if there is to much.

 

To this sauce you can add meatballs, fried italian fresh sausage [to which it would accompany polenta not pasta]

 

In summer Italians would add a handfull of chopped basil to this sauce.

 

You add mushrooms just quickly fried, or aubergines, courgettes, peppers or a combination again fried

 

This sauce is good with polpo [octopus] or calimari[squid]

 

Meat and veg sauces you can sprinkle parmesan cheese or pecorino [the most common cheese in Italy] but never put cheese on a sauce with seafood..

[Lee Winger]

http://images.google.co.uk/images?um=1&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=passata&start=20&sa=N&ndsp=20

[Rich Rule]

sorry to butt in Mani - but cheers lee will be trying that one in the not too distant future...

[Lee Winger]

sorry to butt in Mani - but cheers lee will be trying that one in the not too distant future...

 

My cousin lived in Blackheath, you could have popped around his and got a jar for yourself, hes in MonkeyDs manor these days...