Start out by dicing half an onion and set aside. Move on to the star of the show.... the tomatoes. With the tomatoes, I made a small x on the bottom of each one and put them into a pot of boiling water for a couple of minutes or until the peel of the tomato starts to splits. Each tomato was removed and put into an ice bath. Once cool, each tomato was peeled and chopped. This technique is called concassè. The traditional way is to also to remove the seeds but I chose to leave them in.
I began by adding a couple tablespoons of olive oil into medium-sized pot. Once the oil was hot, the diced onion was added, sautèed until soft, and then put in the diced garlic . Next, the tomatoes and the tomato paste were included along with one can of water or enough water to thin out the sauce to your desired consistency.
Finally, the seasonings were added. The basic seasonings for a spaghetti sauce are basil, oregano, salt and pepper, and sugar. Some extras could include chili powder and red pepper flakes. It's all a matter of preference. I usually add fresh basil to my sauce but since I did not have any on hand, dried was used instead.
Of the above mentioned seasonings, I used a teaspoon of each except for the salt, red pepper flakes, and sugar. With the salt and red pepper flakes, only a half a teaspoon was added. Only a pinch of sugar was added to the sauce because I don't like my sauce to be too sweet.
Let it simmer. Upon tasting the sauce, it was still too sweet for my taste. So after much thought, a splash of dry sherry was added. After simmering for about ten more minutes, I tasted it again. It was so yummy! The song "That's Amore" by Dean Martin popped into my head. Finally, I cooked some spaghetti, put the sauce on top, grated some Pecorino Romano cheese, okay alot of cheese, and presto! A yummy dinner!
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I began by adding a couple tablespoons of olive oil into medium-sized pot. Once the oil was hot, the diced onion was added, sautèed until soft, and then put in the diced garlic . Next, the tomatoes and the tomato paste were included along with one can of water or enough water to thin out the sauce to your desired consistency.
Of the above mentioned seasonings, I used a teaspoon of each except for the salt, red pepper flakes, and sugar. With the salt and red pepper flakes, only a half a teaspoon was added. Only a pinch of sugar was added to the sauce because I don't like my sauce to be too sweet.
Let it simmer. Upon tasting the sauce, it was still too sweet for my taste. So after much thought, a splash of dry sherry was added. After simmering for about ten more minutes, I tasted it again. It was so yummy! The song "That's Amore" by Dean Martin popped into my head. Finally, I cooked some spaghetti, put the sauce on top, grated some Pecorino Romano cheese, okay alot of cheese, and presto! A yummy dinner!
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