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Sugo di Pomodoro (Authentic Italian Tomato Sauce)
SilviaG
"This is a basic recipe for authentic Italian tomato sauce flavored with extra-virgin olive oil, garlic and basil. Toss with your favorite pasta or use for pizza, gnocchi and more."
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Ingredients
30 m servings 152Original recipe yields 4 servings
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Heat oil in a saucepan over low heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook and stir until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add passata, basil, and salt. Cover and simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until tomato sauce has thickened, about 20 minutes. Remove garlic halves before serving.
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- Cook's Note:
- Instead of the onion you can use 2 shallots. If you have the time, you can simmer the sauce for much longer for a more intense flavor.
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8/18/2018
Very easy to make and fast. I used fresh garden tomatoes (early girls) and blanched, skinned and seeded them. This was basically exactly what I was looking for to use up tomatoes. The sauce I us...
12/3/2018
Everyone at my Thanksgiving meal loved the sauce. I even saved a little for myself and enjoyed it for dinner last evening.
11/7/2018
Next time I'll use 1/2 the onion and garlic. Very quick to make and that I loved.
9/19/2018
I doubled the recipe, and added a teaspoon of allspice, One green pepper and a quarter cup of chopped cilantro. I used bush Basil instead of sweet Basil. I also used Roma tomatoes fresh from ...