Recipe and source notes

Homemade Pasta Sauce

8 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1/2 Onion, diced
  • 2 Garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
  • 28 32 oz can of whole peeled tomatoes
  • 6 oz can tomato paste
  • 18 ounces water
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 2 tablespoons sugar (depending on acidity of tomatoes)
  • 4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter

Make it step by step

  1. On low heat sauté onion for a couple of minutes
  2. Add garlic & parsley, continue to sauté for another few minutes without letting garlic burn
  3. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, using two sets of tongs pull apart the whole peeled tomatoes
  4. Reduce heat and let simmer for 2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes

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Adapted from Foodista by bottomless kitchen, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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