I've been making this sauce since high school. After watching a lot of cooking shows, I took what I liked from each recipe and created this:
Tomato Sauce
We grow herbs at our house :) They grow pretty well and are great to have on hand when you're cooking. Plus, they smell really good.
Ingredients:
3-5 cloves of garlic, crushed
2 onions, diced
1 spoonful of crushed red pepper (less, or omit if you don't like it spicy)
2-3 cans of stewed tomatoes, unsalted
2 bay leaves
6-8 leaves fresh basil, chopped or a few good shakes of the dried stuff
4-5 leaves of fresh oregano, chopped or (again) a few good shakes of the dried stuff
salt to taste
add a little sugar if you'd like
1 tablespoon of butter at the end, or a drizzle of olive oil
1. Take a large pot and pour in some olive oil. Heat it up for a minute and add in the garlic and onions so they crackle. Also add in the red pepper.
2. Cook the garlic, onions and red pepper until the onions are semi-transparent. The oil should be taking on a reddish tinge due to the pepper.
3. Put the tomatoes in a blender and pulse 4-6 times. You want to chop down the tomatoes, but not puree them. I like some texture to the sauce.
4. Add the tomatoes to the pot and add the rest of the spices. Let stew for about 10 mins on medium heat.
5. At the end, add in the butter or drizzle of olive oil.
6. We also had some frozen shrimp that I added later.
Serve over pasta! I am partial to fettuccine or shells.
^_^ Enjoy!
Oh my god that looks so good. My stomach is hurting from the deliciousness.
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