Spaghetti Ala Celia
My mother created this recipe when I was only a child; it quickly became a child hood favorite. I have introduced this recipe to my family and friends and they too agree that it is a wonderful dish full of flavors which get your taste buds screaming out for more. I would like to share my mother’s recipe with you as I know she would be grateful to know others are enjoying what she has created.
You will need
2 large onions finally chopped
20 rashes of bacon chopped in to small cubes
1 green pepper diced
1 tube or can of tomato puree
Half a packet of Spaghetti
10mls water
10mls white wine
6 large mushrooms chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Either dried or fresh basil, I find fresh basil gives a much better taste
1 table spoon olive oil or an oil of your choice
2 table spoons of butter / margarine
Cheese for sprinkling on top

Method
Firstly fill a sauce pan with water and add a pinch of salt and a table spoon of oil to the water. This helps the spaghetti to not get stuck to each other and it helps the water not to boil over. Bring the water to the boil and add the spaghetti. Leave to cook on a medium heat for 6 – 8 minutes until the spaghetti has cooked. Drain the spaghetti and give it a rinse to remove any starch or oil. Put the spaghetti aside and then begin to prepare the sauce.

First put the butter / margarine into a frying pan and heat it till all the butter has melted. Add the onions and cook until brown and soft. Add the bacon and cook together with the onions for a further 5 minutes. You can then add the green pepper and mushrooms and cook till soft and cooked.
Add the water and wine as well as the tomato puree. Season with the salt and pepper and simmer on a low heat until the sauce thickens. About 3 minutes before you take the sauce off of the stove add the basil.

Once cooked, mix the sauce in with the pasta and leave for 30 – 40 minutes. The longer you leave the sauce and spaghetti the stronger the flavor will be as the spaghetti absorbs all the flavors.

Before serving heat up the Spaghetti dish and serve with a generous sprinkling of cheese and freshly chopped basil. This dish works perfectly with garlic bread and a glass on sparkling white wine.