SUGo Di Pomodoro Fresco - Tomato Pasta Sauce - Marinara Sauce
 
Ingredients
  • 1.5 kilos – Plum tomatoes, red in colour
  • ½ cup – Olive oil
  • 1 no – Onion , medium sized
  • 6 to 7 cloves – Garlic
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp – Freshly ground pepper
  • 1 no. – Bay leaf
  • Handful of basil leaves
Instructions
  1. In a huge vessel boil some water and immerse the tomatoes in them. Boil it for 5 mins. The tomato skin will start cracking. Remove it and set aside. Repeat this method for all the tomatoes. Peel off the skin and deseed them. Take 4 to 5 tomatoes and blend them into smooth puree. With the remaining tomatoes chop them into small chunks.
  2. In a deep pan, heat the oil. Add the bay leaf to it. Add garlic slices and finely chopped onion to it. Let the onion soften completely. Do not brown the onions. Add the prepared tomatoes to it, both chopped and pureed. Saute for couple of minutes. Cover the pan with a lid and cook it for ½ hour.
  3. Mash the tomatoes using a masher or a fork. Break down all the tomato chunks. Cover and cook for an hour. Keep stirring it occasionally and mashing it occasionally. Cook it till it reaches a sauce consitency. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cooking it slow and for long gives it a much richer and deeper taste. Tear the basil leaves and mix it to the sauce. Cool it down completely before refrigerating.
  4. Serve on Pasta
  5. Cook the pasta to al dente, heat up the sauce (tomato sauce) and pour it over the pasta. Roast some pinenuts and toss them over the sauce. Tear some fresh basil leaves, drizzle some olive oil and grind some pepper over it and enjoy. This is the most simple, basic, authentic and comforting dish.
  6. Enjoy it with a glass of wine. Saluti!!
Recipe by MADaboutkitchen at https://madaboutkitchen.in/sugo-di-pomodoro-fresco-ragu-tomato-sauce/