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Pasta Sauce (Marinara aka Red Sauce from canned tomato sauce) Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 can tomato sauce (28 oz. can) plus 1 can water
1 can tomato paste (12 oz. can) plus 1 can water
3 cloves garlic (fresh whole, not minced. Alternatively, you can use garlic salt or garlic powder to taste)
3 TBSP basil
3 TBSP marjoram or oregano (optional)
½ tsp. red pepper flakes
salt to taste (if garlic salt was not used)

MEAT - Options:
5 Hot Italian Sausage Links and/or
2 Pork Chops or Beef Chunks (such as beef for stew) seasoned with black pepper and garlic salt or
Meatballs (see separate recipe) or
1 lb. Ground Beef (Sirloin is recommended) seasoned with black pepper and garlic salt

Note: Yields enough sauce for a 9x13 lasagna or 1-2 lbs. of pasta.
Directions:
Directions:
Into a large pot add tomato sauce (plus can of water) and the tomato paste (plus 1 can of water.) Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer.

At this point add the garlic cloves, basil, or oregano, marjoram, if chosen, red pepper flakes, and salt. Remember, if you used garlic salt instead of fresh garlic, be careful of adding plain salt.

Simmer for 1 hour stirring occasionally. Taste sauce and adjust seasoning if needed to suit your taste. Simmer an additional 1-2 hours or more until sauce is as thick as desired.

See notes for tips regarding adding meat choices.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
10
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
20 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
I recommend making the sauce with hot or mild Italian sausage links and/or pork chops for the best flavor. Also, you can add ground hamburger to make it a meat sauce. To use sausage or pork chops, first fry meat whole or halved in the sauce pot with a little oil. When cooked, drain oil and then begin sauce process. NOTE: For a "meat sauce", cook 1 lb. of ground beef seasoned with garlic salt and black pepper. This style gives you small ground beef bits throughout the sauce for a "meat sauce". Or you can add meatballs to the sauce, but fry the meatballs in a separate pan and add a couple tablespoons of oil to the sauce.

 

 

 

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