The Bear is consistently the most true to life representation of the service industry on TV. They nail the fast paced nature of it so well, even if things are slightly dramatized. To me, it’s obvious that the team behind the show knew what they were doing. To support this, the food they show off is not only amazing looking, it’s also pretty well thought out and involves a lot of onscreen talent knowing how to cook. How does it taste though? Here's how to make famous spaghetti sauce from The Bear.
Family Spaghetti
10 garlic cloves
Basil
Olive oil
2 cans of 28oz SM tomatoes
Chili flake
1/2 yellow onion
Butter
Step 1: Basil Oil
To make the basil oil, begin heating 100mils of olive oil in a pot and add the 10 cloves of garlic. Add the basil once you see the garlic begin to cook, a big handful is the way to go here. Add a pinch of chili flake and turn off the heat. Let this cool before blending this in a food processor. Set this aside while we make the sauce base.
Step 2: Cook Sauce
Melt a large knob of butter in a dutch oven over medium heat and add your half yellow onion (cut side down). Let that brown in the butter before adding the two cans of tomato along with the basil oil. Season this with a heavy pinch of salt and bring this up to a simmer. You could technically cook this for 30 minutes and be good, but it needs at least an hour to develop the flavor. Let this go until you're ready for dinner, just taste it to make sure the salt levels are correct.
Step 3: Cook Pasta And Serve
Boil your preferred pasta shape in salted water (spaghetti makes sense here), and cook it to a minute less than the low end on the box. Drain that and reserve a small amount of the cooking liquid. To marry the pasta to the sauce, use the drained pot to mix the pasta with a ladle full of sauce. Add pasta water to thin it out, and olive oil to add extra fat as needed. This is a really nice simple sauce. Delicious in its simplicity. There's nothing more comforting than a really solid red sauce, but I grew up with my own family's sauce, and I do think I prefer that. That's just a me thing though, not everyone had spaghetti once a week growing up.
Cheers!
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