Spaghetti Sauce a La Roccamorice
- 1 (28 ounce) can Italian plum tomatoes, sweet basil leaf usually inside
- 1 (7 ounce) canitalian plum tomato paste
- 2 good sized onions (to taste)
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 1 pinch oregano
- 1 pinch thyme
- 1 pinch marjoram
- 1 tablespoon sweet basil, if non in can of tomato
- Place in large cooking pot over a slow fire.
- Place all ingredients into pot with no browning or heating of any kind.
- Cover with water.
- Add half tablespoon salt or to taste.
- *Types of meat to be used; different choice: Bracoiola--round steak, full out, bone included but sliced thin.
- Spread out flat.
- Salt and black pepper lightly.
- Chop up two cloves or slice very thin and spread over steak.
- Add generous portion of parsley.
- Roll and tie.
- Brown all around.
- Add to the simmering sauce.
- Add enough water just to cover the meat.
- *Italian recipes usually call for the addition of other meats to the above bracciola.
- There are also other ways of preparing the steak for use.
- *Other ways: Line hard boiled eggs in and on top of the spices and roll and tie.
- Do not overcrowd with eggs; Add browned Italian sausage (all pork meat sausage preferred).
- Roll and tie and brown as above; Add strips of well browned bacon; Fill with a browned combination of mixed ground meat, egg, parsley, garlic, onion, dried sweet pepper flakes or hot, if you prefer).
- Roll bracciola and brown and put into sauce.
- Keep the water just above the meats and simmer for five or six hours.
- Tasting is a requisite as the hours roll by.
- A sauce is individual expression once the main ingredients are in place.
- Also stir occasionally to keep it from sticking.
- You may have to add small amounts of water from time to time.
- Buon' appetito!
italian plum tomatoes, canitalian plum, onions, garlic, parsley, oregano, thyme, marjoram, sweet basil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spaghetti-sauce-a-la-roccamorice-467997 (may not work)