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<\/p>\nThis recipe has been in my family’s repertoire for generations.
\nIt is an onion sauce that I have always appreciated, and I have a clear memory of preparing it. And it has a secret.<\/p>\n
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Grandma and I are in the kitchen.
\nWhen it’s time, she makes a nod, and I open the fridge in search of the jar.
\nI open it, and I smell that aroma I love so much. I still do.<\/p>\n
I take a metal spoon from the drawer, I keep the jar tightly on the other hand, I step up on the chair Grandma has prepared for me, then she hugs me from behind.<\/p>\n
Now I’m ready to pour two generous spoonfuls into the sauce.
\nEven three.
\nShe says no, then laughs and to me, means yes. I stir satisfied before returning to a safe distance from the heat, letting Grandma finish cooking the onion sauce.<\/p>\n
It is a traditional peasant sauce and a Bologna-Romagna recipe.
\nIn what way? In Romagna, where I was born and grew up, it was a sauce for pasta.<\/p>\n
What a surprise when in an old trattoria in the Bolognese countryside, in the part that looks towards Romagna, I found an onion sauce with the same flavor as Sara.
\nIn that place, they used the same secret ingredient that she used.<\/p>\n
In Bologna, it was and is a less widespread but well-known sauce.
\nToday the preparation I offer you is largely forgotten.<\/p>\n
Are you ready for the secret ingredient? First one last note.
\nThe characteristic of this onion sauce is its sweetness.
\nMany people use sugar. Nonna added a couple of tablespoons of apricot jam.<\/p>\n
If you want to experience the authentic taste of this old country recipe, trust this recipe that has been tried and tested over many family meals.<\/p>\n
Buona cucina, Monica<\/p>\n
Use a tablespoon of apricot jam to sweeten tomato sauces with onion also in the recipe for friggione<\/a>, the Bolognese sauce traditionally served as a side or a main course.<\/p>\n If you like, you can follow me on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0Pinterest<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n serves 4 1 large white onion egg tagliolini (thin tagliatelle), 250g, or whatever pasta you prefer<\/p>\n Method<\/p>\n Clean and finely slice the onion.<\/p>\n Cook the onion on low heat in a covered pan with olive oil and a pinch of salt until soft and translucent. When you think the onion is ready, it’s not.<\/p>\n To make a good sauce, gently stew the onion for a long time, even up to 40 minutes. Towards the end, remove the lid to let the water dry.<\/p>\n In a different pan, pour the passata, tomato paste, water, salt, oil, and mix.<\/p>\n Cook gently for 10 minutes before adding the soft onion and jam. Don’t miss to stir.<\/p>\n Continue cooking for further 10 minutes over low heat.<\/p>\n In the meantime, bring the water for the pasta to a boil, add salt and toss in the noodles. Serve with grated parmigiano cheese aside.<\/p>\n This recipe has been in my family’s repertoire for generations. It is an onion sauce that I have always appreciated, and I have a clear memory of preparing it. And it has a secret. The secret of Sara’s onion sauce. Grandma and I are in the kitchen. When it’s time, she makes a nod, and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2055,2033,2045,2051,2034,2032,2031,2086],"tags":[2248,2160],"class_list":["post-31209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bologna-food-en","category-courses","category-first-course","category-gluten-free","category-ingredients","category-occasions","category-recipes","category-sauces-pate","tag-emilia-romagna-recipes","tag-veggies"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.tortelliniandco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2621.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tortelliniandco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tortelliniandco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tortelliniandco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tortelliniandco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tortelliniandco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31209"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.tortelliniandco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31219,"href":"https:\/\/www.tortelliniandco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31209\/revisions\/31219"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tortelliniandco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tortelliniandco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tortelliniandco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tortelliniandco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Keep in Touch<\/strong><\/h6>\n
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<\/p>\nOnion sauce for dressing pasta<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nList of ingredients<\/p>\n
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\ntomato paste, 50g
\ntomato sauce, 150g
\nwater, 100g
\n3 tablespoons apricot jam (no added sugar)
\nsalt and olive oil to taste<\/p>\n
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\nCook the egg pasta for a few minutes before draining and seasoning.<\/p>\n![\"Vegetarian](\"https:\/\/www.tortelliniandco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2614.jpg\" "\\"Vegetarian")
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