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Italian Sauce

By: Sapna

"This is a basic Italian sauce that can be used in any dish, including lasagne, cannelloni, ravioli, etc. It's very easy and tastes so good! Also, it smells like heaven!"

Rate/Review | Read Reviews (4)

Prep Time:
10 Min

Cook Time:
20 Min

Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 cups

Ingredients

11 tomatoes, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon crushed garlic
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
1 cinnamon stick
4 whole cloves

Directions

Puree tomatoes in blender or food processor until smooth. Pour into a large saucepan with the red wine vinegar, sugar, paprika, salt, garlic, crushed red pepper, cinnamon stick and cloves. Simmer over medium-low heat, covered, until thickened and flavors have blended, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove cinnamon stick and cloves before serving.