Spaghetti Milanese Recipe


You will need.....     10 oz. spaghetti

                             salt and pepper

                             1 oz. butter

                             1 onion

                             1 oz. plain flour

Preparation Time    1/2 pint water

20 minutes               2 1/4 oz. can tomato puree

                             1/4 teaspoon dried herbs

Cooking Time          6 oz. ham

15 minutes               4 oz. mushrooms

 

Cook the spaghetti in a large saucepan of salted, boiling water for 10 minutes, or until tender. Drain and keep hot.

 

Melt butter in a large pan. Peel and finely chop onion and fry until transparent. Add flour, mix well and cook for the 2-3 minutes. Remove pan from heat and gradually add the water. Return to heat and add tomato puree and herbs. Bring to the boil, stirring all the time until thickened.

 

Chop ham roughly and add to sauce. Slice mushrooms and add to sauce. Season to taste. Cook gently for 5-10 minutes. Put spaghetti in large serving dish, pour sauce over, toss and serve very hot.

Serves 4.

 

Quick Tip

 

An alternative way of making the tomato sauce: use a can of condensed tomato soup. Add the soup and herbs to the fried onion and bring to the boil. Add the chopped ham, sliced mushrooms and seasonings, and cook as in the original sauce.

                                        

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