Pasta with Tomato Sauce and Sausage

The legendary recipe from "The Godfather"! Pasta with tomato sauce and sausage—treat your fellow movie buffs and your whole family! A simple, delicious recipe straight from the cult classic!

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 0 % 0 g
Fats 0 % 0 g
Carbohydrates 100 % 8 g
88 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 30 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1
    1. First, cut up the ingredients: dice the 2 onions small. Coarsely chop the garlic and cut the sausages into medium slices. Sauté the onion and garlic in vegetable oil until translucent, then add the sausages. Fry for 6-7 minutes.
  2. Step 2:

    Step 2
    1. Add the tomatoes, lower the heat, and add the oregano. Let it simmer for 20 minutes.
  3. Step 3:

    Step 3
    1. While the sauce simmers, cook the pasta.
  4. Step 4:

    Step 4
    1. Add the chopped herbs and dry red wine to the sauce. Simmer another 7 minutes. At this point, adjust the seasoning with salt and sugar to taste.
  5. Step 5:

    Step 5
    1. And it's all done, friends! Enjoy! — Old Sam
  • This recipe comes together quickly and easily, and it won't cost much—the result is a hearty, delicious meat sauce over pasta. Continuing my tour through the world of literary cooking, I'm delighted to share a wonderful dish credited to Peter Clemenza, one of the key characters in Mario Puzo's "The Godfather." In the iconic film, Clemenza walks us through a sauce recipe—not just any sauce, but a true Italian pasta sauce. This tomato sauce caught my eye the very first time I watched the movie, and I recently figured it was high time to recreate it. The movie's pasta is a great example of Italian cooking, where the cook spends minimal time yet gets maximum flavor. Garlic, tomatoes, onion, sausage—none of it needs much prep, so the whole dish, prep included, takes no more than 30 minutes. The result: delicious pasta brought to life by an Italian sauce, basil, and Parmesan. Thanks to the Italians for this simple recipe! And as we've established, it's quick too—not to mention how tasty it is. Let's not waste time—let's go! Delicious, fast, simple, and legendary. Channel your inner movie hero while you cook! Welcome to our cooking channel. — Old Sam

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Tomatoes - 23  kcal/100g
  • Sausage with fat - 436  kcal/100g
  • Pork sausage - 274  kcal/100g
  • Veal sausage - 316  kcal/100g
  • Dried meat - 264  kcal/100g
  • Veal liver sausage - 265  kcal/100g
  • Mortadella - 345  kcal/100g
  • Sausage separate - 232  kcal/100g
  • Fried veal sausage - 343  kcal/100g
  • Fried pork sausage - 364  kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143  kcal/100g
  • Fresh basil - 27  kcal/100g
  • Dried basil - 251  kcal/100g
  • Dried oregano - 306  kcal/100g
  • Oregano - 306  kcal/100g
  • Parsley greens - 45  kcal/100g
  • Liqueur wines - 212  kcal/100g
  • Semi-dry wines - 78  kcal/100g
  • Dry wines - 64  kcal/100g
  • Red wine - 88  kcal/100g

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