Mom's Tomato Sauce
By: Maria Boyer
Published: Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 8:18pm

Ingredients




1 pound meat of your choosing (chopped beef, meatballs, sausage,
2 tablespoons oil (if you are making a meatless sauce)
2 cloves garlic, minced
7 cups pureed plum tomatoes
1 tablespoon tomato paste (optional, for added flavor or to thicken)
1 1/2 tablespoons dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 1/2 tablespoons dried basil
1 1/2 tablespoons dried onions
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper (optional)
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

Preparation

1 Brown meat in bottom of pan, then add in garlic. If you are making a meatless sauce, slightly saute the garlic in the oil. 2 Add all the remaining ingredients, and simmer uncovered for hours. If the sauce thickens too much, add a little water to thin out. 3 Periodically taste-test; add salt as needed. 4 Serve over your favorite cooked pasta or use as an ingredient in your favorite Italian dish.

About


Browned meat = flavor, no matter what you are cooking. What type of meat? Almost anything will work: chopped beef, meatballs, sausage, meatloaf mix, pork chops, boneless pork, even veal.