Off The Boat Sicilian Pasta Sauce Recipes

THE SAUCEE SICILIAN TRAPANI PIZZA

Steps:

• For the Saucee Sicilian pizza dough: Place water in a mixing bowl with yeast to bloom for 10 minutes. Slowly add flour to mix. Once flour and water begin to mix, add salt. Mix 3 minutes. Place dough in a container and close top; allow to proof for 24 hours.
• Portion into 8-ounce dough balls in dough trays and refrigerate for 48 hours.
• Bring dough balls to room temperature.
• For the Saucee Sicilian balsamic maple glaze: Combine the balsamic and maple syrup in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then and reduce heat to a low simmer and cook, whisking often so it doesn't burn on the bottom, until the liquid is reduced by half and the glaze coats the back of a spoon.
• For the Saucee Sicilian Trapani pizza: Heat a wood-fired oven to 800 to 850 degrees F or a regular oven with a pizza stone to 550 degrees F.
• Flour a work surface and hand stretch and form the dough balls into pizza shapes. Scoop ricotta on each pizza and spread it until it almost reaches the edges. Top the pizzas with some mozzarella, roasted garlic, roasted red peppers and Mission figs. Bake until golden brown and bubbling, about 90 seconds in a pizza oven or 5 minutes in a regular oven. Take out and cut into 4 slices. Top each slice with prosciutto and drizzle on some balsamic maple glaze.

"OFF THE BOAT" SICILIAN PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Chop your 1/2 medium onion.
• Take a medium size pot and simmer together your chopped onions and oil over medium heat until onions are tender.
• Pour in your tomato sauce and stir well.
• let your sauce come to a boil for at least a half an hour.
• ****(Please stir frequently or your sauce will stick to the bottom of the pot and eventually burn.).
• reduce heat to medium-low.
• Stir in your desired amount of salt and pepper.
• cook for an additional half an hour.
• After at least an hour of cooking, bring a pot of water to a boil for your pasta.
• Let the sauce cook until pasta is drained and ready.
• Scoop some sauce into your drained pasta to coat.
• Serve with a scoop of pasta sauce ontop and enjoy!
• *You can add anything to this base pasta sauce -- we Italians sometimes will throw in cooked tender cauliflower for one dish or asparagas, or drained/fried ground beef for pasta bolognese, etc.you get the idea.

SICILIAN MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat. Brown pork ribs in batches; transfer to a 6-qt. slow cooker., Add remaining oil to Dutch oven; saute onion for 2 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute more. Add next 11 ingredients. Pour in broth and red wine; bring to a light boil. Transfer to slow cooker. Cook, covered, until pork is tender, about 6 hours., Discard bay leaves. Remove meat from slow cooker; shred or pull apart, discarding bones. Return meat to sauce. Serve over pasta; if desired, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

SICILIAN SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion in oil over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. , Stir in the tomatoes, raisins, wine, tomato paste, sugar, basil, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until heated through. , Meanwhile, cook spaghetti according to package directions. Stir parsley and pine nuts into meat sauce. Drain spaghetti; top with sauce.

SICILIAN PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil and crushed pepper in sauce pan,add onion and garlic. Saute until translucent. Deglaze with wine, add tomatoes cushed and paste. Bring to simmer, continue to simmer for 45 minutes up to 4 hours. Add herbs, sugar, and season if needed.
• Toss with favorite pasta. Serve with grated parmesan romano and a glass of wine.
• Can also add meat/ sausage/ ribs before deglazing with wine. Or mix in a cup of ricotta and grated mozzerella and bake in 400 degree oven until bubbling and golden.