Authentic Italian Tomato Sauce
Authentic Italian Tomato Sauce
Authentic Italian Tomato Sauce
I have been taught this recipe from Romans so I don't think Italian Tomato Sauce gets much more authentic than from Rome. What you will find interesting in how much is incorporated into the sauce that is not used in America and how inexpensive the sauce is to make. It also tastes so much better than most sauces today. But I have grown up on this sauce so I love it. You will have to try it and let me know.
Ingredients
1 cube Beef or Chicken Bouillon
1/4 cup olive oil
2 peeled and diced carrots
2 stalks of celery washed and diced
1 small onion diced
1 clove of garlic sliced
1 can of Tomato Sauce or you can make fresh Tomato Sauce from your Garden if you have one. If you don't buy the $1.50 can of tomato sauce as it is much more inexpensive than making tomato sauce from store bought tomatoes.
10 Fresh basil Leaves fro your garden.
Salt and Pepper to taste.
Cooking
Place oil in bottom of sauce pan. Add Bouillon and the vegetables. Cook Vegetables until they are tender on the inside and crisp on the outside. Add tomato sauce and let cook another 30 minutes on low-medium heat. Stir occasionally. This makes perfect sauce every time.
Serving
Serve over your favorite cooked pasta. We like Rigatoni but Angel Haired works just as well and top basil leaves and with freshly graded Parmesan cheese.
Serving Options
We usually do low protein because the pasta provides alot of complex carbohydrates but if you wish to add protein I have eaten this dish with veal, hamburger, sausage and tuna. You can add any of the aforementioned meats to your sauces if you would like a heaver meal.
If you are really hungry you can serve Bruschetta before the pasta.