Marcella Hazan's pasta sauce

26 August 2019, 04:53 PM

I have to try this. Three ingredients.

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Just as Julia Child changed the way Americans felt about French cooking, Marcella Hazan changed the way they felt about Italian cooking. And though she's not a household name the way Child is, you've probably seen a copy of Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking in a kitchen or two.

One of her most famous recipes is also the simplest. Her pasta sauce only requires three ingredients and less than an hour, as Delish alerts us.

First, the ingredients. You'll need a 28-ounce can of whole, peeled tomatoes; one peeled, halved onion; and 5 tablespoons of butter. (Yes, 5 whole tablespoons of butter.) You'll also want a pinch or two of salt.

Put everything together in a single pot and set it to simmer over medium heat on the stove for 45 minutes, uncovered. Give it the occasional stir.

And that's it. After the 45 minutes is up, toss out the onion halves, and pour the sauce over your favorite pasta. Easy.

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Bazootiehead-in-training

26 August 2019, 05:12 PM

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I bought her book decades ago and cooked a lot from it. Good stuff!

In this recipe, the canned tomatoes will work, but I think the old Italians in my part of the world might insist on fresh Romas.

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26 August 2019, 06:45 PM

Nina

OR...
dice a bunch of tomatoes
chiffon a bunch of basil
peel, slice or mash 2-3 cloves garlic

In a skillet, heat up olive oil, toss in garlic and saute under low heat (don't burn) for about a minute. Toss in tomatoes and basil, fling around long enough to heat everything. Add in (cooked) spaghetti, toss to coat and reheat pasta, if necessary.

Serve immediately. Top with good parmesan cheese.

Soooo delicious, and as basic and quick as it gets.

26 August 2019, 06:51 PM

jodi

It’s not pasta sauce without basil.

(Our standard is basil, garlic, red pepper flakes, olive oil and a can of diced tomatoes. The Romano cheese at the end provides the salt)

26 August 2019, 07:10 PM

Piano*Dad

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I bought her book decades ago and cooked a lot from it. Good stuff!

Her braised pork loin with milk has been a staple of my cooking for a quarter-century. The family "lurves" it. That's our expression for extreme love, compliments of Annie Hall.

Pork Loin Braised in Milk

Completely kosher ...

26 August 2019, 07:12 PM

wtg

The old Italians where I grew up threw in tomato sauce, paste, puree, dried oregano,Italian sausage, and pork neckbones in their sauce. And simmered it for 2 or 3 hours. I think it's usually referred to as Sunday Gravy, but we just called it spaghetti sauce.

26 August 2019, 07:17 PM

Mary Anna

Oh, wow. That pork loin looks amazing ~~and I will try it sometime when I want to lock myself in the kitchen all day.~~

I have some chard in the garden, so I'm going to try the gratin and salad for sure.

26 August 2019, 08:12 PM

wtg

Mary Anna, if you want to experiment with another recipe, here's an Indian one from Alamelu. It's a Swiss chard and lentil dish. Starts at about 9 minutes...and when the demo is over, they actually give you the list of ingredients.

https://youtu.be/sS-VU-YVffg?t=552

27 August 2019, 12:01 AM

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Postscript: I bought the Hazan book at a cute used bookstore in a little town in central New Jersey. It looked a little battered. After living in my bookshelf for a while, I discovered it harbored silverfish, which proceeded to attack my other cookbooks!

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