Family Spaghetti Sauce
From 77mini 14 years ago
- 75 minutes to make
- Serves 4
This is the recipe that my mom taught me and she learned from her mother-in-law (my grandmother). I am sure it was originally made with fresh tomatoes but where we live (Buffalo, NY) fresh tomatoes are difficult to find year round so many months the sauce is made with canned tomato or tomato paste. Read more I also make triple batches and can them for easier use. See less
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup (or less if you don’t like) finely chopped onion shopping list
- 2 garlic cloves crushed (or 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder but it is not the same) shopping list
- 2 tablespoons olive oil shopping list
- 1 – 12oz can Contadina tomato paste (don’t use generic-yuch) shopping list
- 2 1/2 cups water (20 oz.) shopping list
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano shopping list
- 1 teaspoon dried basil shopping list
- 1 teaspoon sugar shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt (or 1 full teaspoon kosher salt) shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper shopping list
How to make it
- Sauté onion and garlic in oil until translucent
- Stir in tomato paste, water and spices and combine
- Lightly boil/simmer at least 60 minutes stirring occasionally to make sure it does not burn on the bottom of the pan
- So as not to have to keep over it, after coming to a simmer I will place in a preheated 240 degree oven. Make sure your pan is oven proof!
- You can optionally add par cooked meatballs and/or Italian sausage once sauce comes to a boil
- I also make triple batches and "can" them for easier use in pint jars - just don't add meat or sausage
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I always love the homemade, handed-down recipes! This looks like a great one to try!
misslizzi
in Philadelphia loved it
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Homemade a plus great post and recipe high5 thanks for sharing
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