Spaghetti Sauce Recipe Ingredients
Here’s a list of what you need:
Olive oil
Garlic
Onion – I recommend using white or red onions, the yellow onions tend to be too hot for this recipe.
Dried basil – the recipe is meant for dried herbs, but you can use fresh herbs. If you use fresh basil use twice the amount listed in the recipe card.
Dried parsley flakes – you can use fresh parsley use twice the amount listed in the recipe card.
Ground black pepper
Dried Oregano
Salt
Sugar or baking soda
Sugar is another secret to the easy spaghetti sauce recipe. Tomato sauce is quite acidic, and sugar serves to tone down the tartness of the tomatoes and balance the flavors. However, you can always cut back on the sugar if you choose.
If you don’t want to use any sugar, a trick is to add a pinch of baking soda. It neutralizes the acid of the tomatoes without making the sauce too sweet.
Canned crushed tomatoes – you do not need fresh tomatoes for this recipe, use a good quality brand of canned tomatoes.
Tomato puree – I think tomato paste is too thick and tastes too strong in this recipe.
How to Make Spaghetti Sauce from Scratch
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat.
Add garlic. Stir and cook until golden brown. Be careful not to burn the garlic.
Add onion and cook until soft and golden, stirring frequently.
Add basil, parsley, pepper, oregano, sugar, crushed tomatoes, and tomato puree. Stir to combine.
Increase heat to medium-high and bring the sauce to a boil, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon to prevent scorching.
Reduce heat to low, cover loosely, and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon. oregano
1 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons sugar or baking soda
28 ounces crushed tomatoes
29 ounces tomato puree (2 14.5-ounce cans)
Instructions
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat.
Add onion and cook until soft and golden, stirring frequently.
Add garlic. Stir and cook until golden brown. Be careful not to burn the garlic.
Add seasonings, tomato products, and sugar and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Reduce heat to low,cover loosely, and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Notes
For meat sauce, add one pound of cooked ground beef chuck when the tomato products are added.