Homemade Pasta Sauce
ELIZABETH QUINTANILLA PREPARES AMAYA PROCTORʼS
HOMEMADE PASTA SAUCE RECIPE
Homemade Pasta Sauce
INGREDIENTS
8 vine tomatoes, diced
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
4 cloves garlic, diced
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup butter
11/2 tablespoons heavy
6 large mushrooms, sliced
whipping cream
1/2 lime, juiced
1 small can roasted garlic
5 pinches sea salt
tomato paste
4 pinches pepper
1 cup shredded sharp
2 pinches smoked paprika
cheddar cheese
PREPARATION
Melt butter in a large skillet on medium heat.
Add tomatoes and garlic. Stir and add seasonings.
Mash tomatoes into a thick consistency.
Add lime juice. Stir.
Pour in milk and heavy whipping cream. Stir.
Let simmer for 2 minutes.
Add roasted garlic tomato paste and stir.
Let simmer for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add cheddar cheese and let melt.
Reduce heat to low and simmer for 3 minutes.
Ready to serve over pasta.
ELIZABETH’S
REFLECTION
Who would’ve thought a plate
of food would hold so much?
We all put thought into this dish.
We thought of a recipe from our
culture to share with each other.
Some of us asked our parents where they learned
to make it and got a complete history lesson; others
learned more about their culture, their parents, and
their identities.
Patience was also put into this dish.
Patience was the key to read the instructions, figure
out what spices were needed, and how everything
would give our dish life.
We learned how to communicate and connect.
We communicated with our family, our partners, and
we are communicating at this moment.
Preparing one another’s recipes has created an image
of how little things can make a big impact, can bring
us together, and find out who or where we come from.
Who would’ve thought a plate of food would mean so
much?
14 FROM A KITCHEN IN THE WORLD HOUSE