Arrabiata Meat Sauce. As I mentioned earlier, this Arrabbiata Meat Sauce is the best of the meat sauce and arrabbiata worlds. And the spice in this sauce comes from arrabbiata seasoning. AKA crushed red pepper/ red pepper flakes, lots of crushed red pepper. 🙂 Heat oil in a large skillet or saucepan over medium heat.
Arrabbiata means "fiery" or "angry" in Italian, so, naturally, pasta all'arrabbiata is made with hot chiles. Arrabbiata sauce originated in Rome, Italy, where it's still popular today, and it has spread around the world as a spicy alternative to the standard marinara sauce. Arrabiata sauce is essentially a tomato sauce made with garlic, olive oil, and most importantly, red pepper flakes. You can cook Arrabiata Meat Sauce using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Arrabiata Meat Sauce
- You need of olive oil.
- It's of medium yellow onions.
- It's of meatball mix (beef, pork, veal ground mix).
- Prepare of hot Italian sausage.
- You need of cans Cento crushed tomatoes.
- It's of can Cento tomato paste.
- Prepare of cans diced tomatoes.
- You need of minced garlic.
- You need of grated Parmesan.
- You need of Italian seasoning.
- It's of Salt.
- It's of bay leaves.
- Prepare of Pepper.
It's traditionally used as a pasta sauce but I've also used it on homemade pizza, on meatballs and even in a red chile stew. What makes this Arrabiata Sauce so great The Classic Arrabiata Sauce or Sugo all'arrabiata in Italian, made with sweet San Marzano tomatoes, lots of garlic and red pepper flakes! Literal translation " the angry sauce" because of the hotness from the red chili flakes. How to make the best, authentic Arrabiata sauce at home, from scratch!
Arrabiata Meat Sauce step by step
- Sauté diced yellow onions and garlic in a few tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes..
- Add meat (open sausage links and add just the contents) and sauté until most of the pink has disappeared. Stir well to separate meat into small bits..
- Add the cans of crushed tomatoes, the tomato paste, diced tomatoes (with their juices), Parmesan, Italian seasoning, bay leaves, and salt and pepper..
- Let simmer on low for at LEAST 2 hours (ideally 4) stirring every 20 minutes or so. Do a taste test about an hour before sauce is done (but not before two hours) and add more salt/seasoning to taste..
- Serve over any pasta you like! (Note: remove any bay leaves when serving). Leftovers freeze well and can be defrosted and reheated for easy weekday meals..
Arrabbiata sauce is a spicy, tomato-based sauce made with olive oil, garlic, fresh or canned tomatoes, and spiced with dried red pepper flakes. It's usually simmered until it's aromatic and served with pasta. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for. Add meat (open sausage links and add just the contents) and sauté until most of the pink has disappeared. Stir well to separate meat into small bits.