Creating a restaurant-style spaghetti sauce at home can be a delightful culinary experience, allowing you to recreate the flavors of your favorite Italian dishes in the comfort of your own kitchen. With careful selection of ingredients and attention to technique, you can achieve a rich, flavorful sauce that rivals that of any fine dining establishment. From selecting the perfect tomatoes to mastering the art of simmering, this guide will provide you with the essential steps and tips to create a restaurant-style spaghetti sauce that will impress your family and friends.
Here are our top 4 tried and tested recipes!
RESTAURANT STYLE SPAGHETTI SAUCE
A delicious spaghetti sauce with red wine, Italian sausage, garlic and onions. The best I have ever had -- easy and delicious! Use a large, flat-bottomed saucepan so that the flavors can mingle.
Provided by az_starshine
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Tomato
Time 1h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic until tender and fragrant. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste and wine. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Reduce heat to low, stir in sausage and simmer until sausage is thoroughly cooked.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 287.3 calories, Carbohydrate 15.9 g, Cholesterol 29.8 mg, Fat 16.8 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 12.6 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 1043.3 mg, Sugar 8.4 g
OLD WORLD ITALIAN SPAGHETTI SAUCE
This is a great old world Family recipe. Its also great with italian sausage,or meatballs. Just stir often while cooking when using meats.
Provided by FarahC
Categories Sauces
Time 3h25m
Yield 12-14 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large stockpot on low-med heat add your olive oil and saute your onions for about 4 minutes,then add your crushed garlic,cook for 2 minutes longer. Then add your water,and tomato products. Be sure to mix everything very well.Add in your spices,and cheese. cook for 2 1/2 hours covered.Then add in your wine, and cook 30 minutes longer. Sauce will be thin on first day.Also if you use meat it will alter thickness.The second day this turns into a nice thick sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 158.6, Fat 5.2, SaturatedFat 1, Cholesterol 1.8, Sodium 647.1, Carbohydrate 25.2, Fiber 5.2, Sugar 9.7, Protein 5.5
RESTAURANT STYLE SPAGHETTI SAUCE WITH SAUSAGE
It's easy to make restaurant-style Spaghetti Sauce using just a few ingredients. Adding sausage makes the sauce even more flavorful, but if you don't eat meat its okay to leave it out. This is the recipe I used throughout my long restaurant career.
Provided by Chef Dennis Littley
Categories Sauce
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large heated skillet or saucepot add olive oil and sausage. Saute sausage on both sides until it browns.
- When the sausage has browned add the diced onion and chopped garlic. Continue cooking until the onions are translucent, but do not allow them to burn!
- Add crushed tomatoes, rinse cans with just a little water and add to the sauce (if crushed tomatoes are not available use whole tomatoes and crush by hand or with an immersion blender).
- add chopped basil, sea salt and black pepper to taste (don't over season, you can always add more later). If you choose to add sugar now is the time to add it.
- After your sauce has reached a boil, reduce the heat to simmer and continue to cook for at least two hours. If you've got the time let it simmer for 4-6 hours for an amazingly rich tomato sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 321 kcal, Carbohydrate 15 g, Protein 11 g, Fat 25 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Cholesterol 43 mg, Sodium 1090 mg, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 9 g, ServingSize 1 serving
HOMEMADE CHUNKY SPAGHETTI SAUCE
We used to have this incredible Russian restaurant here and they used to make something similar to this. I decided when they went out of business that I would try to replicate one of their fabulous dishes. You may add or subtract any of the veggie ingredients to you liking. It seems to be if you add more veggies of various kinds, you may get a pasta primavera, without the tomato paste.
Provided by puravida711
Categories Sauces
Time 1h30m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Get a skillet deep enough to hold the contents and the liquid of the sauce. Remember that the veggies will cook down so you need not use a pot unless you are doubling the recipe
- Quarter your mushrooms.
- Use about ½ a green pepper. You may use more or less depending on your taste for green pepper.
- Chunk the onion. Kind of like strips then cut the strips in half. This gives the sauce a great flavor.
- Heat your pan and add the olive oil. Make sure that the olive oil covers the bottom of the pan.
- Add your onion and sauté until they are almost clear.
- Add your green pepper and sauté until they are almost soft.
- Add your mushrooms and sauté until they are almost soft.
- If you are using zucchini, add now. This will take awhile to cook down so be patient.
- At this point you may need to add more oil or butter.
- When your veggies are at a good constancy, add 1-2 cans of diced tomatoes, 2 cans of sliced black olives, 2 pinches of dried basil, and the jalapeno or red pepper if you chose to use.
- Cover and let simmer for 30-45 minutes on low.
- Start cooking linguine
- By the time the linguine is done, so should be your sauce.
- Drain and serve linguine and cover with sauce.
Tips:
- Use ripe tomatoes. The riper the tomatoes, the sweeter and more flavorful your sauce will be.
- Roast your tomatoes. Roasting tomatoes concentrates their flavor and gives them a smoky depth of flavor.
- Use a variety of herbs and spices. Italian seasoning, basil, oregano, thyme, and garlic are all classic additions to spaghetti sauce. But don't be afraid to experiment with other herbs and spices, such as rosemary, marjoram, or fennel.
- Add a little bit of sugar. A pinch of sugar can help to balance out the acidity of the tomatoes and create a more well-rounded flavor.
- Simmer your sauce for at least 30 minutes. The longer you simmer your sauce, the more time the flavors will have to meld together and develop.
- Taste your sauce as you go and adjust the seasonings as needed. Every palate is different, so you may need to add more or less of certain ingredients to get the flavor just right.
Conclusion:
With these tips in mind, you're sure to make a delicious and authentic restaurant-style spaghetti sauce that your family and friends will love. So next time you're craving spaghetti, skip the jarred sauce and make your own from scratch. You won't be disappointed!
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