SIMPLE TRADITIONAL SUGO (PASTA SAUCE)

Yield: 6-8 entree portions (large italian style portions)
Ingredients: Basic Sauce:; 3 generous tablespoons olive oil; 6 garlic clvs. crushed & chopped; 1 medium size white onion chopped; 1 tsp. red pepper flakes; 3 28 oz. can whole plumb tomato; 1 tsp. sugar; 1 cup red wine; 1 tablespoon dried basil; 1 tablespoon dried oregano; salt and pepper to taste

Comments: Sugo (pasta sauce) should be simple. Once you learn how to make this traditional SIMPLE sauce, you will wonder what the big mystery was. Also, once you master this basic sauce you can add all sorts of extra ingredients to change things up a bit.

March 14, 2005

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Yield
6-8 entree portions (large italian style portions)

Ingredients

Basic Sauce:

3 generous tablespoons olive oil

6 garlic clvs. crushed & chopped

1 medium size white onion chopped

1 tsp. red pepper flakes

3 28 oz. can whole plumb tomato

1 tsp. sugar

1 cup red wine

1 tablespoon dried basil

1 tablespoon dried oregano

salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

1. warm oil in large stockpot on a medium heat
2. add pepper flakes and toast lightly
3. add garlic and onion and saute until soft & fragrant
4. Add 3 cans tomato (juices and all)
5. increase heat and bring to a slow boil - all the while using a potato masher to roughly break up tomatos
6. add sugar
7. add wine
8. add basil and oregano
9. season with salt & pepper to taste 10.simmer at a med. low hat for 30 minutes. 11.serve over al dente pasta

TagsItalian European Garlic Root Vegetable Vegetable Tomato Saute

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