Homemade Pasta Sauce
Servings: 6 servings
A versatile tomato sauce that goes with all kinds of Italian dishes.
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Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup onion diced
- 2 Tbsp garlic minced
- 56 oz. (2 cans) whole plum tomatoes
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp dried basil leaves
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper or to taste
- 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
- 1 tsp salt or to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Add onions and saute until translucent.
- Add garlic and saute for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Stir in tomatoes (with juice) and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Using a potato masher, crush the tomatoes until broken up into smaller pieces.
- Simmer for another 10 minutes.
- Add sugar, basil, crushed red pepper, black pepper and salt.
- Simmer for 15 minutes.
- If desired, cool sauce and blend lightly to make the sauce a smooth consistency.