11-04-2011, 09:52 PM
We just call this pasta with bacon sauce, it is really just a quick tomato based sauce with bacon as an unexpected flavor. I read the recipe in Bon Appetit magazine about 20 years ago and have been making it ever since. It's a favorite in my family and also works as something a little different for a buffet or pot luck kind of dinner.
Pasta Sauce with Bacon
Ingredients:
6-8 slices Bacon, chopped
1-2 TBS Olive Oil
1 large onion, roughly chopped
1⁄2 to 3⁄4 cup white wine
1 TBS dried basil
Red pepper flakes (1/4 to 3⁄4 teaspoons depending on taste).
Large can of Diced tomatoes, or two medium sized cans (28 - 32 ounces)
Cayenne pepper
Fresh black pepper
Fresh Basil chopped (optional but yummy)
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add chopped bacon and cook for about 4 minutes, stirring frequently. Add Olive Oil and let it get back up to heat. Add Onion. Cook bacon/onion mixture for 5 minutes stirring frequently until bacon begins to crisp and onions start to brown.
Add wine, dried basil and red pepper flakes. Stir for a minute or two until the wne reduces slightly. Add Diced tomatoes, stir. When the sauce begins to boil, reduce heat and cover for 30 minutes. Remove cover and add cayenne and black pepper to taste. Simmer until the sauce thickens. Stir in fresh basil, remove from heat.
Toss with about 12 ounces of penne, rotini, or fuselli pasta, cooked to al dente.
Top with fresh grated Parmesan or Romano cheese.
Pasta Sauce with Bacon
Ingredients:
6-8 slices Bacon, chopped
1-2 TBS Olive Oil
1 large onion, roughly chopped
1⁄2 to 3⁄4 cup white wine
1 TBS dried basil
Red pepper flakes (1/4 to 3⁄4 teaspoons depending on taste).
Large can of Diced tomatoes, or two medium sized cans (28 - 32 ounces)
Cayenne pepper
Fresh black pepper
Fresh Basil chopped (optional but yummy)
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add chopped bacon and cook for about 4 minutes, stirring frequently. Add Olive Oil and let it get back up to heat. Add Onion. Cook bacon/onion mixture for 5 minutes stirring frequently until bacon begins to crisp and onions start to brown.
Add wine, dried basil and red pepper flakes. Stir for a minute or two until the wne reduces slightly. Add Diced tomatoes, stir. When the sauce begins to boil, reduce heat and cover for 30 minutes. Remove cover and add cayenne and black pepper to taste. Simmer until the sauce thickens. Stir in fresh basil, remove from heat.
Toss with about 12 ounces of penne, rotini, or fuselli pasta, cooked to al dente.
Top with fresh grated Parmesan or Romano cheese.