Spaghetti sauce is a staple food in the Italian cuisine. It is made of tomatoes, onions, garlic, red or green bell peppers, celery, olives and olive oil. Spaghetti sauce has a rich taste and is often used as a topping for pasta. Homemade spaghetti sauce is more nutritious compared to the commercial ones.
The sweet paprika is used to add a special flavor to the sauce. It gives a mild peppery taste with lots of aroma and adds color to the sauce. The dried sweet pepper can be stored for years without loss of quality. Sweet paprika is popularly used in most Hungarian dishes.
This is a simple recipe for making homemade spaghetti sauce with sweet paprika by following these easy steps:
Ingredients:
Serves 8-10
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and black pepper to taste
Pinch of sugar (optional)
Homemade Spaghetti Sauce with Sweet Paprika
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided3 cups chopped onion2 garlic cloves, minced1/2 cup red wine1 (28-ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, drained and diced3 tablespoons sweet paprika2 teaspoons sugar1 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes1 bay leaf1 pound sweet Italian turkey sausage links, casings removedGround black pepper to tasteFresh parsley or basil leaves for garnishDirections:In a large frying pan over medium heat, warm 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add onion and garlic; cook for about 5 minutes until the onions are translucent. Add wine and simmer for 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, paprika, sugar, salt, red pepper flakes and bayleaf. Simmer uncovered for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a medium skillet over medium-high heat, warm remaining 2 tablespoons of oil. Add sausage;cook until browned on all sides. Break up the chunks into smaller pieces with a wooden spoon. Season with salt and pepper. Drain excess fat from the skillet if necessary. Remove sausage from the skillet and slice into bite-sized pieces. Stir the sausage into the sauce mixture. Serve over your favorite pasta along with your favorite fresh herbs such as parsley or basil
Spice mixes are easy to make and have a shelf life of several months. This recipe makes enough for one batch of spaghetti sauce.
Sweet Paprika Ingredients:
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup butter
1 large onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped into small pieces
2 celery sticks, chopped into small pieces
6 ounces ground beef (optional)
1 1/2 cups water or tomato juice (if you add the beef)
28 ounce can of crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce (if you add the beef)
** Sweet paprika is a sweet-tasting powder made from grinding dried peppers. It is commonly used in Hungarian and other eastern European cooking. You can find it at your local grocery store in the spice aisle. It is also called Pimenton de la Vera (Spanish), Mirapricot or Kalustyan’s Sweet-Hot Paprika (Indian). If you cannot find it in your local grocery store, you can order it online. I recommend the Frontier brand; it has a rich flavor that goes well with this dish.**
Spaghetti sauce is a quick and easy meal to prepare for lunch, dinner or even for school lunches. The sauce can be prepared in advance and frozen until you are ready to serve it. This tasty spaghetti sauce recipe can be served over almost anything, from plain spaghetti to baked pasta dishes, hot dogs, hamburgers and even breadsticks.
A small amount of sweet paprika gives this sauce a unique taste that your entire family will love. Who doesn’t love a spaghetti sauce that is homemade?
INGREDIENTS:
One 28 oz. jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce (or you can use the ingredients below)
1/2 cup sugar
3 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon dried basil
A dash of salt & pepper to taste
“The country’s most popular food bloggers share their secrets with Martha. “I’m not a trained chef,” says Spicy Southern Kitchen’s Laura Turner, author of the book The Spicy Southern Kitchen. “I just like to cook a lot. Even though I follow recipes, I never use measuring cups and spoons.”
And she doesn’t measure ingredients by weight either. “I’ll put in a big handful of this, half a cup of that,” she says. Take her recipe for Sweet Paprika–Spiced Spaghetti Sauce, which she shares in this video.” (Learn how to make sweet paprika spaghetti sauce from the video at http://www.marthastewart.com/276535/sweet-paprika-spaghetti-sauce?back=49)
Sweet paprika is a sweet and spicy powder made from grinding dried, ground sweet red peppers. Paprika is a great spice to have on hand for adding color, sweetness, and flavor to all kinds of dishes. Although paprika can be used in many dishes not normally associated with the spice (such as scrambled eggs), it’s most often used in Hungarian cuisine.
Taste: slightly sweet, mildly hot
