Fresh Tomato Spaghetti Sauce

lauralie41's Note:

This is my adopted recipe, I haven't made it yet.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 4 lbs fresh tomatoes, chopped & peeled
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 sprigs parsley
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. To cook pasta sauce, heat olive oil over medium heat in a large iron skillet or heavy saucepan.
2. Add onion, basil, garlic and salt.
3. Saute until onion is tender, approximately 5 minutes.
4. Add tomato, parsley and sugar; heat to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered for about 2 hours, stirring often or until sauce has thickened.
5. Remove parsley.
6. Serve over cooked spaghetti or other Italian pasta and top with Parmesan cheese.

Reviews

[Bob Crouch]

In late summer when the tomatoes are plentiful and ripe on the vine, this fresh sauce is a staple at my house. The family loves it, and guests rave. You can't go wrong on this one. Thanks UPDATE: Incredibly delicious and simple. Vine ripened tomatoes make the sauce spectacular. A definite crowd pleaser. I have substituted fresh rosemary for the basil. Yummy.

[pedspeech]

As I'm not a fan of chunky sauce, I pureed the tomatoes with an immersion blender before beginning. I don't know if this made it thicker than other reviewers have reported, but I thought the consistency was good. I also added a little Italian seasoning per my husband's request.

[Dr. Jenny]

I really enjoyed this recipe. It is defintely a keeper and one that I will experiment with. I used plum (Roma) tomatoes from my garden and used a technique from a Williams-Sonoma cookbook that said to cut a shallow X into the flowering end of each tomatoe, place in boiling water for 20 seconds and then immediately dip them into ice cold water. The skins came right off! The modifications I made to this recipe was to use 3 small to medium sized onions, doubled the garlic (8 cloves), and added two jalapenos (one seeded, one not) for some heat. Everything else I kept as is. My friend, with whom I shared this, said it was really delicious. Thanks for posting.