Feb 04 2009
SPAGHETTI ALLA MATRICIANA
Easy to make especially for a Valentine’s supper.
SPAGHETTI ALLA MATRICIANA
Cooking time: 1 hour.
Preparation time: 25 minutes.
Main cooking utensils: 2 saucepans.
Serves 4 as a main dish or 8 as an hors d’oeuvre:
SAUCE:
* 2 tablespoons butter.
* 3 tablespoons olive oil.
* 1-2 cloves garlic.
* 2 onions.
* 4 bacon slices.
* 2 lb tomatoes.
* 1-1/4 cups water or white wine.
* 1 chili pepper (its very hot so add a little at a time)
* 1 green sweet pepper.
* 1 red sweet pepper.
* 1-2 tablespoons ground ginger.
* Seasoning, bay leaf.
* 1 teaspoon chopped fennel.
* 1 teaspoon chopped parsley.
To serve:
* 2 quarts water.
* 1/2 lb. spaghetti
* Grated cheese (of your choice)
1. Heat the butter and olive oil in one pan.
2. Add the finely chopped garlic and onions and fry for a few minutes.
3. Dice bacon and toss in the pan with the garlic and onions.
4. Skin the tomatoes, slice and add to the bacon, etc.
5. Put in the water or wine, a small amount of chili pepper (add more as desired), most of the diced green sweet pepper and all the diced red sweet pepper (discard cores and seeds).
6. Put in the rest of the ingredients and simmer very slowly for about 45 minutes.
7. Add the remainder of the green sweet pepper towards the end of the cooking time, remove the bay leaf.
8. Meanwhile, bring the water to a boil. Add 1 teaspoon salt.
9. Put in the spaghetti and cook until just tender, strain.
TO SERVE: Arrange the spaghetti on a hot dish, top with the sauce, serve the cheese separately.
ENJOY!!
