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Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

SUBMITTED BY: Cathy

"Homemade Italian spaghetti sauce from an Italian family. The longer you cook it the better it tastes."

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PREP TIME	10 Min
COOK TIME	4 Hrs
READY IN	4 Hrs 10 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

1 chopped onion
5 cloves garlic, chopped
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 (28 ounce) cans peeled ground tomatoes in paste
1 (6 ounce) can Italian-style tomato paste
7 cups water
3 tablespoons Italian seasoning
2 tablespoons dried basil
1 teaspoon white sugar
1/2 cup red wine
1 pinch crushed red pepper

DIRECTIONS

In large saucepan over medium heat, saute onion and garlic in olive oil until soft. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, water, Italian seasoning, basil, sugar, wine, and crushed red pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer 3 hours, stirring occasionally. Serve.

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Reviewed on Aug. 31, 2006 by Bill

A most definite keeper. Took my time with this one but added 1 tblsp salt, 1/2 tsp garlic salt... MORE

Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2004 by JERALYN V

I used a large can of crushed and a large can of diced tomatoes and reduced the recipe by 1... MORE

Reviewed on Feb. 4, 2004 by Mommyto2

Very tasty and very simple to prepare. I simmered it all day and it made the house smell... MORE

Reviewed on Nov. 14, 2007 by Cara

A little too red winey flavored for me, but I will keep this recipe and alter it slightly next... MORE

Reviewed on Aug. 11, 2006 by Lisa R.

I made this recipe using REGULAR peeled ground tomatoes. I added MORE garlic. I also let it... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2005 by jennifers_78

I had to cook for about 6 hours to get it to not be so watery, and the taste was worst then... MORE

Reviewed on Aug. 4, 2004 by CRAFTY__CROW

Yum! I still have 2 hours of cooking time left and this is by far the best recipe for... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2005 by cooper

Something is wrong with this recipe. It has way to much water. It doesnot thicken in the... MORE

Reviewed on May 10, 2005 by kukadog

I thought that 7 C. of water seemed a bit much. I think it must be a typo! I used only 2 c. of... MORE

Reviewed on Feb. 24, 2005 by DIGIGIRL

Pretty good. Sauce is a little bit watery and a little bit bland, but it was a very good base... MORE

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