Gina's Basic Spaghetti Sauce
Yield
1 batchPrep
25 minCook
1 hrsReady
1 hrsLow Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | tablespoons |
olive oil
|
|
| 1 | small |
onions
chopped |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
fennel seeds
|
|
| 3 | Cloves |
garlic
minced |
*
|
| 1 | small |
green bell peppers
|
|
| 6 | medium |
tomatoes
ripe |
|
| 12 | ounces |
tomato purée (passata)
|
|
| 6 | ounces |
tomato paste
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
oregano
dried |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
basil
dried |
*
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
parsley leaves
dried |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
black pepper
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
Parmesan cheese
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3E+1 | ml |
olive oil
|
|
| 1 | small |
onions
chopped |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
fennel seeds
|
|
| 3 | Cloves |
garlic
minced |
*
|
| 1 | small |
green bell peppers
|
|
| 6 | medium |
tomatoes
ripe |
|
| 346.8 | ml/g |
tomato purée (passata)
|
|
| 173.4 | ml/g |
tomato paste
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
oregano
dried |
|
| 5 | ml |
basil
dried |
*
|
| 15 | ml |
parsley leaves
dried |
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
black pepper
|
|
| 59 | ml |
Parmesan cheese
|
|
Directions
Prepare the tomatoes: drop them into a pot of boiling water for about a minute.
Drain and rinse with cold water. Slip off the skins, cut out the "core", and coarsely chop.
Set aside. In a large pot, heat the oil.
Add onion and fennel seed. Fry a couple minutes.
Add the pepper and garlic and fry a couple more minutes (don't let the precious garlic brown or burn, please!).
Add the rest of the ingredients.
Bring to a boil, lower heat, then simmer for as long as you can (at least an hour), stirring occasionally.
