Spaghetti Sauce Italiano
photo by newspapergal
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 4 -5 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
- 6 ounces inexpensive red wine
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- salt and black pepper
directions
- In a large pot, add red pepper flakes in olive oil, stir 1 minute.
- Sauté onion and green pepper in olive oil at medium heat.
- Add garlic and sauté 2 minutes.
- Add canned tomatoes, tomato paste, mushrooms, sugar, and red wine.
- Stir in spices, cover, and simmer, stirring every 15 minutes.
- After 2 hours, add more wine if sauce is too thick and re-season.
- Sauce should cook on low heat for at least 3 hours.
- Remove from heat, cool, and refrigerate overnight.
- The next day, heat sauce over low-medium heat.
- Add 1 lb of your favorite meatballs or sausages.
- If adding 1 lb of meatballs and sausages, double sauce recipe.
- Serve with your favorite pasta, grated cheese, red wine, and crusty bread.
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Reviews
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We made this recipe exact. I personally didn't care for the amount of heat that I had gotten from the red pepper flakes. Maybe we should have cut it in half. I didn't get much tomato flavor, probably could have used a better tomato paste. I also feel that the spices didn't add much to the sauce either, but may be better added towards the end to enhance the flavor a bit. We are keeping this recipe to have fun experimenting with. And one last note, when using fresh mushrooms you certainly don't need a whole 8 oz. I would suggest a bit less than half. 8 oz. canned would probably be okay. Thanks for posting Maine-iac!!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Maine-iac
Augusta, ME
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