How to Make a Simple Pasta Sauce?

Answer 1

Fresh or canned tomatoes, onions, garlic, some classic herbs and spices, and a few other simple ingredients are all it takes to make marinara sauce, a simple sauce that is the basis for many a classic Italian dish. Serve it over pasta or add it to chicken, seafood or pork to add a little pizzazz. A well-made marinara sauce is also great for dipping appetizers like fried mozzarella.

The basic recipe for marinara sauce can also be dressed up by adding meats like sausage or cooked pork and beef. This turns it into a delicious Bolognese dish. Make up some homemade meatballs or buy some from the freezer section of the supermarket and add them to the sauce. Even adding diced vegetables can make this simple sauce into a completely new experience. Adding a little bit of red chili and eggplant is authentically Italian.

Here is all you need to do make a perfect-every-time simple pasta sauce:

Before beginning to cook, peel and seed 12 cups of ripe fresh tomatoes.

1.Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large pot.

2.Dice 2 large yellow onions and cook them slowly in the oil until they are evenly cooked and brown. This is called “carmelizing”.

3.Mince 5 to 6 six garlic cloves and add to the onions.

4.Add 2 tablespoons of dried herbs. This is “chef’s choice”. Use any combination of basil, oregano, thyme, and rosemary. Leave out one or more so you can use extra of your favorites. This chef’s opinion is that the more basil, the better.

5.Cook this mixture for five minutes and then add ½ cup of red wine and cook for an additional 2 minutes.

6.Add the tomatoes. To avoid the work of peeling and seeding tomatoes, use two 28-ounce can of whole tomatoes. Stir this up well and cook for it for 2 hours. Add salt and pepper to taste.

To use fresh herbs instead of dried, wait till towards the end of the two-hour cooking process to add them. They don’t hold their flavor as long as dried herbs when cooked for long periods.

This sauce can be frozen and pulled out later for spur of the moment, delicious Italian dishes.