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Fresh Tomato Spaghetti Sauce

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Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 lbs tomatoes peeled and chopped
  • 2 medium onions chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil chopped
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp fresh parsley
  • 1 Tbs sugar
  • grated parmesan

Method
 

  1. Heat olive oil in large sauce pot, add onion, salt and garlic. Saute until onion is tender - approx 5 min.
  2. Add tomtoes, parsley and sugar: heat to a boil and then reduce heat. Simmer uncovered for 2 hours, stirring often until sauce thickens.
  3. Remove parsley. Serve immediately over your favorite pasta, or can using conventional methods or freeze for later use. Sprinkle with fresh parmesan when serving.

Notes

To peel tomatoes easily, blanch them. Do this by boiling water and cover the tomatoes with the water, just for a few seconds. Careful not to cook the tomatoes while doing this - it just makes the skins slide right off.