Sunday, June 10, 2012

Joe's Homemade Pasta Sauce

This is my father-in-law's pasta sauce that I was taught how to make and has stuck with me ever since. 

Ingredients: 
1 Large Red Onion
6 cloves of garlic
2 cans of Tuturosso Crushed Tomatoes with basil
4 tbsp of olive oil
Kosher Salt*
Black Pepper* 
Italian Seasoning*

Preparation:
Dice onion into a 1/4" dice and crush or mince garlic.  In a medium stockpot or dutch oven, heat oil and mix in onions and garlic. Season with salt and pepper.  When onion becomes translucent, add in 2 cans of crushed tomato and 1 can of water.  Add more salt and pepper and raise heat to high, cover and bring to a boil. 


Once sauce has boiled, add more salt and pepper and Italian seasoning and reduce heat to simmer slightly lifting cover. Cook for 4 hours (using nonstick) or 2 hours (using dutch oven) until it reduces and thickens.  Lightly season after cooking halfway. 


Serving: 
Served best over pasta, pizza, chicken, etc. (anything Italian that you can think of this will probably go well on it). 

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