The Perfect Sauce

To complete your homemade meal you need to make your perfect homemade sauce. You want a sauce that isn’t watery and not too acidy. You want a sauce that’s not too sweet and not too spicy, unless you’re making a diavolo, but that’s a different recipe. I try to avoid canned food at all costs because of BPA concerns and preservatives. Some may also agree that homemade sauce just tastes better.

Here is my recipe for my very own homemade marinara sauce:

In a Dutch Oven Pot-

10 tomatoes (1st chopped and pureed in blender)

2 tbs of tomato paste

1/4 cup of olive oil

4-6 cloves of garlic sliced thin

1 1/2 cups of chopped carrots

1 cup of chopped celery

1/2 cup of diced onions

1 tsp of crushed red pepper

1 tsp of chopped fresh basil

1 cup of red wine

1 bay leave

1 tbs of sugar

2 tsp of kosher salt

1 tsp of black pepper

1 tsp of chopped fresh oregano

Here is another great recipe, this one is from allrecipes.com 

Making your own sauce can be a hassle, which is why I can admit to buying store bought sauce. I recommend organic sauces such as Paul Newman’s, Victoria, Bertolli, Muir Glen and San Marzano. Also, any sauce from Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s is tasty and healthy.

I also recommend using Hunts tomato paste, Tuttorosso, San Marzano and Pomi crushed tomatoes in a box.

*Refer to my 8th post to choose what pastas go with what sauces best.