Basic Tomato Sauce

Name: Basic Tomato Sauce
Ingredients: 2 cups chopped onions; 3 garlic cloves, chopped; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 3 12 cups canned tomatoes, undrained (I just use one large can whole tomatoes and crush them with a potato masher); 12 ounces tomato paste; 2 cups water or 2 cups meat broth, approximately; 1 bay leaf; 12 teaspoon salt; 14 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper; oregano; basil

11 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

2 cups chopped onions
3 garlic cloves, chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 12 cups canned tomatoes, undrained (I just use one large can whole tomatoes and crush them with a potato masher)
12 ounces tomato paste
2 cups water or 2 cups meat broth, approximately
1 bay leaf
12 teaspoon salt
14 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
oregano
basil

Directions

1

Saute the onion and garlic in the olive oil until brown, stirring often.
2

Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, water, bay leaf, salt and pepper.
3

Simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, about two hours.
4

Add more water as necessary.
5

Add the oregano and continue cooking about fifteen minutes.
6

Remove the bay leaf.
7

The sauce should be thick.
8

Serve over cooked spaghetti or use as an ingredient in such dishes as eggplant parmigiana, meat loaf, soups and stews.
9

Variations: Meat Tomato Sauce.
10

Brown one pound chopped beef in the fat before adding the onions and garlic.
11

Tomato and Wine Sauce: Substitute one cup dry red wine for one of the cans of tomato paste.