Spaghetti Sauce

Directions

1. 1
   Dice onion and garlic and add to heated oil in a deep pot over medium heat.
2. 2
   When onion begins to turn translucent in about 2 minutes, add tomato paste.
3. 3
   Cook paste for one to one-and-one half minutes, stirring constantly.
4. 4
   Add tomato sauce and pureed tomatoes and stir thoroughly.
5. 5
   Taste the sauce for acidity and add sugar to reduce it.
6. 6
   Stir in remaining ingredients and turn heat down to med-low and cook at low boil for 45 minutes, stirring frequently.
7. 7
   My daughter doesn't like pieces of onion in her sauce, so I run the immersion blender through it just after all the ingredients have been added.
8. 8
   Serve over hot pasta with a sprinkling of parsley.
9. 9
   If you are going to use this sauce with ground meat, add 1/8 tsp.
10. 10
    of ground clove to the mixture.