Mom's Red Sauce

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1/4 cup coarsely chopped onion

3 cloves coarsely chopped garlic

6 tbl olive oil

 

Blanch onion and garlic in olive oil.

 

Add/combine:

 

3/4 small can of tomato paste

1/2 cup water

1 large(largerr) can whole, peeled tomatoes

2 tbl sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 tbl dried basil

pepper

 

Simmer (plopping) for about 40 minutes. Crush the whole tomatoes open

with a spoon.

 

If you don't want to drink this from a cup, then you haven't made it

properly. Haaaaa! Seriously, my hubby and I try to recreate this...it

seems so simple, but my mom's got some red sauce mojo working. It

shouldn't be a smooth consistency...it should have chunks of tomatoes,

the onion and garlic should still be slightly firm, and the oil floats

to the top. The brand of tomatoes can definitely affect the outcome.

When I asked my mom for the amounts, she just said, " I don't know. I

just throw it in. " Good luck!