Top Chef Secrets - Making Spaghetti

 

How do restaurants cook spaghetti? Cook spaghetti in hot boiling water with salt and oil for four minutes. Drain and wash. Put aside until you are ready to use (make it in the morning for evening use). Boil enough water to cover spaghetti. Pour boiling water onto spaghetti; stir. Let sit five minutes. Drain and serve -- hot, fresh and NOT sticky.

 

Need a good sauce recipe...

10 oz. spinach or plain fettuccine or linguine
2 lg. red sweet peppers, roasted or 1 (12 oz.) jar roasted red sweet peppers, drained
3/4 c. sour cream
2 tbsp. dry white wine (Chardonnay)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper

Cook pasta. In a food processor or blender, place roasted peppers. Blend until smooth. In a medium pan, heat the pepper mixture for 2-3 minutes on medium-low or until tender. Gradually stir in the sour cream, wine, salt and pepper. Heat through but do not boil. Ladle the pepper sauce on top of the hot pasta. 6-8 side dish servings.

 

 

Another Favorite of mine is...

 

     1 lb browned ground beef or Italian sausage

     24 oz tomato sauce

     16 oz tomato paste

     Several sliced garlic sections or 3 Tbs minced

     1/2 cup of white wine

     1/4 cup of oil oil

      2 Tbs of salt and pepper

      3 Tbs minced basil

 

Simmer for 25 minutes in large pot.

 

 

 

 

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