Neapolitan Sauce
Neapolitan sauce is mostly used in spagheti dishes and can be used as a base sauce for Pizza.
Ingredients
3 cans tomatoes
1 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, sliced thinly
½ dry white wine (optional)
2 tbsp finely chopped fresh basil
2 tbsp finely chopped parsley
Method
1 Blend undrained tomatoes until pureed. Transfer to a bowl.
2 Heat oil in a large pan over a low fire. Add onion and garlic, fry for 3 minutes or until onion is translucent.
3 (Add wine, at this point if using – cook till liquid is reduced by half) Then stir in tomato puree. Simmer, uncovered, for about 20 minutes until sauce is thickened and reduced by a third. Stir in basil and parsley.
Sauce is ready !
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Carbonara Sauce
Ingredients
4 bacon rashers, fat trimmed off and cut into thin strips
1 cup thickened cream (available at supermarkets)
¼ tsp sweet paprika
3 egg yolks
½ cup grated parmesan cheese
Method
1 Fry bacon in heated pan. Cook without oil, stirring over low fire, until brown and crisp about 5 minutes. Add cream and paprika. Stir until combined. Transfer to a bowl.
2 Mix egg yolk and cheese in a small bowl. Stir into bacon mixture.
3 Sauce is ready to be used.
