Old Fashioned Sicilian Succo Recipes

I was born in a small mining town in southern Illinois. The village had a predominate Italian population. Spaghetti was a staple part of their diet. The red marina sauce that they poured over the spaghetti was called succo. This was a time before air conditioning, and all the windows in their houses wee wide open during the summer time. If your nostrils caught a whiff of their succo cooking would make your taste buds dance. If that caught a whiff of their home made cheese, they would dance even harder. To taste a plate of this delicacy was a real thrill. My best friend was Italian, and we did our homework together. I had occasion to sample this delicious morsel frequently. When my friend's mother placed a plate in front of me and said "mange," I immediately became fluent in Italian. Over the years, I have craved this taste. I looked everywhere for a recipe, but there was none anywhere. I couldn't have asked her for a recipe because she didn't have one. She couldn't explain to how to make it because she couldn't speak English. She had brought the recipe from Sicily in her memory. I recalled some of the ingredients. I found a recipe site on the net that if you fed the ingredients it would construct recipes using these ingredients. I got close but not close enough. With the help of some Italian friends, I was finally able to construct a recipe of the greatest spaghetti in the world. This recipe is the fruits of my labor. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Note from UnknownChef86: This is a recipe I adopted in 2006.

Provided by UnknownChef86

Categories     Sauces

Time 4h45m

Yield 20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 279.9, Fat 13.7, SaturatedFat 5.4, Cholesterol 56.6, Sodium 1129.7, Carbohydrate 20.7, Fiber 3.8, Sugar 10.2, Protein 20.2

This is so tasty! So authentic! So easy! It just gets better the longer it sets. I like to make mine the day before. This doubles and triples well. If you are a meatless family, just substitute 2 1/2 pounds of zucchini for the meat. I wait until just about the last minute before I stir in the basil leaves, torn into small pieces, as it gets "tired" if you put it in any earlier. Also use your fingers to break up the basil, minus the stems, cutting it bruises the leaves and they will turn black.

Provided by FLUFFSTER

Categories     Meat

Time 5h30m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 467.1, Fat 25.7, SaturatedFat 10.2, Cholesterol 96.9, Sodium 1729.5, Carbohydrate 28.2, Fiber 5.4, Sugar 14.8, Protein 32.9