So sometimes I just use sausages and other times I use all of the above.
The more you put in, the better it tastes.
Here is how I make it ...
4 large cans of crushed tomatoes
1 very large onion or 2 medium sized onions
4 to 5 cloves of garlic (or more according to your taste)
EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
Salt and Pepper
Parsley
Basil
Rosemary
Red Pepper Flakes
Red Wine (if you have any)
In a big pot put EVOO in the bottom of the pot. Put enough to cook the onions, garlic, red pepper flakes and spices.
First, cut up your onion and start cooking on medium heat.
When the onion is starting to get transparent (halfway cooked), then add the minced garlic. You don’t want to add the garlic too soon because you don’t want it to burn.
When you add the garlic, also add all your spices.
It should all make a mush in the bottom of the pan the consistency of oatmeal.
Just cook it long enough for the onion and garlic and spices to all blend together.
After that is done, open your cans of Crushed Tomatoes and add them in the pot. Also add water. I use at least one half of an empty large can of the tomatoes. Because the sauce is going to cook for 4 hours a lot of the water will end up cooking out. But, in the beginning you want to add water so that the mixture will not be too thick.
This is just about it! I promise you if you make a sauce like this you will love it! I usually make a big batch of it and when it all cools, I put smaller batches of it in the freezer for later on. That way, I don’t have to cook it all the time. It’s already done.
Hope you try it my way and I hope you like it!
The more you put in, the better it tastes.
Here is how I make it ...
4 large cans of crushed tomatoes
1 very large onion or 2 medium sized onions
4 to 5 cloves of garlic (or more according to your taste)
EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
Salt and Pepper
Parsley
Basil
Rosemary
Red Pepper Flakes
Red Wine (if you have any)
In a big pot put EVOO in the bottom of the pot. Put enough to cook the onions, garlic, red pepper flakes and spices.
First, cut up your onion and start cooking on medium heat.
When the onion is starting to get transparent (halfway cooked), then add the minced garlic. You don’t want to add the garlic too soon because you don’t want it to burn.
When you add the garlic, also add all your spices.
It should all make a mush in the bottom of the pan the consistency of oatmeal.
Just cook it long enough for the onion and garlic and spices to all blend together.
After that is done, open your cans of Crushed Tomatoes and add them in the pot. Also add water. I use at least one half of an empty large can of the tomatoes. Because the sauce is going to cook for 4 hours a lot of the water will end up cooking out. But, in the beginning you want to add water so that the mixture will not be too thick.
This is just about it! I promise you if you make a sauce like this you will love it! I usually make a big batch of it and when it all cools, I put smaller batches of it in the freezer for later on. That way, I don’t have to cook it all the time. It’s already done.
Hope you try it my way and I hope you like it!
Here is what I do when I add meats. I usually just put my sausages in uncooked. Because the sauce is cooked for 4 hours, the sausages end up so tender. I put my uncooked sausages and most of my uncooked meats in when the sauce first starts cooking. After it cooks for a couple of hours, the fat from the meat will come to the top of the sauce. I use a big spoon and every once in a while I will skim the fat off of the top and discard. I do cook my meatballs first and then add them. Meatball recipe to follow soon...
ReplyDeleteI went shopping today getting everything ready for Thanksgiving. One of the things I am making, tomorrow is my spaghetti sauce. I bought the meats I need and I am making the turkey meatballs I have been wanting to experiment with. I hope they come out good!
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