Easy but Time Consuming I grow san marzanos in my garden so i used my own in the recipe it was about 7lbs total. Also I do not eat pork so I used a thick cut "turkey bacon" in this recipe. As for the pepperoncinis if you use the pre-sliced ones you are going to get A LOT more than if you use the whole ones. I used a whole jar of the whole pepperoncinis and could barely detect any heat or spice. Also make sure you use yellow onions for their sweetness. The sauce is decent I deglazed the pan with a little white wine as suggested after adding the onions. It still needed more sweetness so I added about a tablespoon of sugar which seemed to help. But it is still missing something herbs maybe. I will add them next time and use wheat pasta it seems that would be the best pasta for this type of sauce to contrast with the flavors. Pros: San Marzanos easy Cons: time consuming bacon
Fantastic sauce. I used ground tomatoes from my local Italian deli since that's what I had on hand and sliced pepperoncini again because that's what I had. We will make again and again and we even used as a pizza sauce for deep dish pizza....awesome!
Hmmm? This is her version of Amatriciana Sauce. This is great but she should call it by its rightful name.
This sauce is great and easy to throw together a welcome change from traditional marinara. I will caution however that unless you really like spicy food you might want to cut back on the peppers. I am a fan of spice but using larger cloves of garlic and the recommended amount of peppers this came out extremely spicy so I added some white wine for sweetness which was exactly what the sauce needed. Next time I plan to deglaze the pan with a splash of white wine before adding the tomatoes. As a note I had 1 can of regular romas on hand so I bought 3 cans of San Marzano and there really is a noticeable difference in the aroma and flavor so I think it is worth the added expense to use them.
This sauce has a great zing. Although Chef Bastianich recommended a certain type of tomatoes I used home canned tomatoes and it turned out great. The heat from the peppercinis isn't overwhelming but gives the sauce the perfect bite. The kids and I really enjoyed it.
I have made this three times to unanimous rave reviews. My son even made it for his girlfriend's birthday and she loved it. He was surprised how simple it was too. Kathy
I like a bite to my food but my husband and son aren't quite as enthusiastic about heat so I cut the amount of pepperocini when I made this. Still even I found it too hot. I did like the general flavor though and I plan to make it again with even less pepperocini. Re: the tomatoes I have used San Marzanos for a long time but I do have to go out of my way a bit to get them. Either in Eating Well or Bon Appetit a writer recommended Muir Glen Organic Tomatoes and I find that they also have an excellent flavor. They may be easier to find for some folks.
I loved the idea of canning and freezing this sauce as holiday gifts so I went the extra mile to special-order guanciale (ordered online) and find an Italian market that sold San Marzano tomatoes. The recipe was really easy and turned out fabulous but I plan to make a couple adjustments before my next batch. I agree with another person who commented about how spicy it turned out. We like spicy but this was too much heat! So I will cut back on the pepperocinis and try a splash of white wine as suggested. There's no question the San Marzano tomatoes are worth the extra effort/expense to obtain. I'm also going to add more guanciale next time. I'm not sure how big a normal "slice" is and maybe my slices were too small. Overall a wonderful success!
