#Red Sauce

[normystical]

[scoutingthetrooper]

[the-things-i-put-in-my-mouth]

Giant sausage roll, chunky chips, pea and mint soup…..

[victusinveritas]

[civ5crab]

[horrorfevers]

my mom used to buy me ogata as a kid but she had to stop cause ogata would make me go crazy and hurt myself and others

[brunchbinch]

Pasta alla norma (x)

[fruitteay]

I eat good everyday 🍝

[notakidcuisine]

Burst-Tomato Bolognese

Forward:

This recipe has become one of my go-to recipes for parties, as well as times I'm getting high, or just craving carbs. It has loads of vegetables, both core to the recipe and as optional additions listed below, and is remarkably healthy for you given how good it tastes. The sauce is chunky and tomatoey, getting extra sweetness from both the bell peppers and the recipe's namesake, the burst cherry tomatoes.

Mandatory Ingredients:

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

10-15 oz of Cherry Tomatoes (More will lead to a slightly sweeter and chunkier sauce)

28 oz Crushed Tomatoes (Canned is fine, or crush your own)

1.5 Tsp Tomato Paste (I recommend the toothpaste tube kind, as it allows for further use over time)

½ Large White or Yellow Onion, chopped fine

2-3 Large Cloves of Garlic, finely minced

½ Cup Bell Peppers, diced

Optional Add-ins:

1 Full-sized Carrot, diced

¼ Cup celery, diced

6 oz Baby Spinach (About a whole, small bag of the stuff)

1-2 small Habaneros, diced very fine

1lb Ground Beef (Or comparable alternative)

Directions:

Start by covering the bottom of a large saucepan or 'jumbo cooker' with a layer of the olive oil, and setting the stove onto medium or medium high heat. If using fresh carrots, add them once the oil has heated up and allow them to cook for a few minutes until they begin to soften. The pieces can be larger or smaller to taste, but I prefer mine cut into smaller chunks.

Once the chunks are beginning to soften, though not quite cuttable with a spatula, add in the onion, bell peppers, celery and habaneros into the oil, cooking them all until the onions start to turn see-through.

Lower the heat to medium or medium low, then add in the washed cherry tomatoes, turning them to cover them in the olive oil. Add Italian Seasoning (more is always better in my opinion), a pinch of salt and pepper, paprika and cayenne pepper atop the mixture. The oil and onions should darken a shade or two with the added seasoning, and the skins of the tomatoes should be somewhat covered, aiming for this should tell you that you've added enough (But you can always add more to taste at the end!)

As the tomatoes begin to burst, add in the two to three cloves of minced garlic allowing it to cook until golden brown. Cooking until half the tomatoes have split, and the garlic has gotten golden brown, add in 24 oz of crushed tomatoes (One of the big cans will do if you don't want to crush your own!) and lower the heat to a simmer, stirring in the crushed tomatoes until the mix looks even.

Finally, add three large squeezes of tomato paste (approximately ½ a tablespoon) and the spinach into the sauce, allowing the spinach to cook down on low heat if applicable. If cooking alongside a protein source, such as ground beef, add that in once the meat is almost fully cooked (a little pink is okay, as the beef will cook on low heat and absorb the flavors of the sauce.) My recommendations for seasoning ground beef are a healthy amount of Italian seasoning, garlic (fresh if possible, or powdered), onion powder, salt, pepper, paprika and cayenne. As with anything, season to taste <3.

Closing:

In closing, this is one of my favorite recipes, and one of the ones I'm proudest of coming up with. It's complex, but not overly difficult to make, and yields amazing pasta anytime I make it. I usually put the sauce over tricolor rotini, the pasta that was popular in my house growing up, but it works well over anything, as the sauce is thick and chunky, so any noodle should work.

I hope you enjoy my recipe, and those which I'll inevitably add to this cookbook of mine in the months and years to come. I'm excited to hear if anyone cooks it what their thoughts are, so feel free to reblog it and tell me what you think :)

[glutenfreeandme]

Homemade GF gnocchi with red sauce, roasted bell peppers, and goat cheese. So so good!

[tiredpapergirl]

Choose one. I will judge you.

[the-things-i-put-in-my-mouth]

Big fat bacon sandwich….,

[renegadesstuff]

Annoyed & in love. 🤭🥹

I LOVE that scene SO much 🥹🤏🤍

[writer-rider-flirty-thirties]

🔥

Hmmm.

Ketchup is the superior condiment.