Genovese sauce (Italian enunciation: [dʒʒ enoˈˈveze], known in Italian as sugo alla genovese or "la Genovese", is a slow-cooked onion and meat sauce related to the city of Naples. It is generally offered with ziti, rigatoni or paccheri pasta and sprinkled with grated cheese. Genovese might be prepared with cost-effective cuts of beef, pork, veal or sausage, yet usually stresses slow-cooked onions. Recipes might mention the ramata di Montoro, a yellow onion with copper-colored skin.
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