Quick Guide to Recipes and Uses - Sugo
Scratch Spaghetti Sauce
(Serves 4)
You will need:
1 T Sugo Italian Seasoning
1 lb ground beef or pork
2 T olive oil
28 oz crushed tomatoes (with juice)
1/2 C water
Directions:
Brown 1 lb ground beef or pork in 2 T olive oil in a large skillet over med-high heat. Add 1 T Sugo Italian Seasoning and stir it into the meat, allowing it all to stir fry a bit in the pan. Add 1/2 C water and 28 oz of chrushed tomatoes. Stir to combine. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 20 minutes.
Serve over pasta or use as a filling for lasagna.
Meatballs
You Will Need:
2 T Sugo Italian Seasoning
2 lbs ground beef/pork/or both
1 C bread crumbs
2 eggs
flour
olive oil
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Combine all ingredients except the olive oil (by hand is best). Roll meatballs into desired size - golfball size works well.
Roll the meatballs in white flour and shake off the excess so that they are just lightly coated.
Coat a large saute pan with olive oil and heat over med-high. Brown the meatballs on all sides - working in batches if necessary. Place them on a baking sheet and finish cooking for about 15 minutes in the pre-heated oven.
Serve in sandwiches, marinara sauce, or freeze them for later use.
*Can also be used to season meatloaf in a ratio of 1 T seasoning per pound of meat.
Roman Baked Chicken
You Will Need:
3 T Sugo Italian Seasoning
a whole chicken
1/4 C orange juice
1/4 C olive oil
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Rinse and pat the chicken dry. Place Chicken in a baking dish. Combine seasoning, juice, and olive oil in a small bowl. Rub the seasoning mixture all over the chicken. Loosely cover the chicken with foil and bake for half the total cooking time. Remove foil and finish cooking. (Cook time for whole chickens is 20 minutes per pound).
Italian Breakfast Sausage
You Will Need:
1 lb ground pork/turkey/chicken
1 T Sugo Italian Seasoning
olive oil
*if using chicken or turkey you may also want to add 1/4 C applesauce for moisture
Coat a skillet in olive oil over medium heat.
Combine all ingredients and form into small patties.
Cook sausage patties 5-8 minutes on each side until they are browned and cooked through.
