Genovese sauce (Italian enunciation: [dʒʒ enoˈˈveze], known in Italian as sugo alla genovese or "la Genovese", is a slow-cooked onion and meat sauce associated with the city of Naples. It is normally offered with ziti, rigatoni or paccheri pasta and sprayed with grated cheese. Genovese may be prepared with economical cuts of beef, pork, veal or sausage, but typically emphasizes slow-cooked onions. Dishes might cite the ramata di Montoro, a yellow onion with copper-colored skin.
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