Sugo -- The best damn Pasta Sauce and Lasagna Sauce...Ever
I learned this one from my Mom, it was when we lived in Sardania, Italy for 2 years. I was only a couple of years old, but I remember the best part of it...EATING! w00t!
The only bad thing about this is that it takes soooooo long to prepare and cook, but well worth your time. Since I am in the states, I have had to get pre-made tomato sauce instead of making my own...anyway...
4 big cans of tomato sauce, not extra big, but i think they are about 5" tall, 5" in circumference...
Crushed garlic
2 carrots
1/2 Onion the white one, whatever its name it.
2 stalks of celery
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Chop the Onion, Carrots, and Celery, very, very, fine. I'm talking to the point where they are about the size of big bread crumbs, or at least try to. It'll be a pain in the butt, I know, that's why I make a lot at once.
Once everything is chopped, get a med. size skillet, 8"-10" should be good.
Cover the bottom of the skillet with a thin layer of olive oil, put on med heat and start cooking carrots, 5 min later, put celery and onions in. cook till the onion are see through.
While cooking the Carrots and other veggies, open the tomato sauce cans and put them in a big pot. Put the sauce on at medium and cover.
when the veggies are done cooking, pour the entire contents of the skillet into the pot. Olive oil and all...seriously.
If you have pre-crushed garlic in a jar, put about 2 baby spoons( you know what I am talking about a BABY spoon, like you feed a baby with the spoon), or more if you like garlic, into the pot as well. Stir until mixed well, or close to it.
Once done stirring, cover the pot, and stir every 10-15 min. Cook for 4 hours.
When the sauce is done, it will make you salivate for more, and you can use it for lasagna as a red sauce.
All I have to say, is DO NOT PUT MEAT in the sauce, it will ruin the taste. Trust me. True Sardanian pasta is meatless. I am sure I have some other recipes, but I can only think of the best damn pasta sauce ever!
If anyone tries it, lemme know what you guys think..
Stephen