AM's Tomato Sauce (meatball recipe separate but required)

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 20
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 164.1
  • Total Fat: 3.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 1,916.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 32.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.8 g
  • Protein: 6.1 g

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Introduction

My Ragu recipe but meatball will need to cook in this. My Ragu recipe but meatball will need to cook in this.
Number of Servings: 20

Ingredients

    Tomato Sauce, 25 cup (2 large 100 oz cans)
    Tomato Paste, 3 cup (3 small cans)
    Olive Oil, .25 cup
    Garlic, 4 clove
    Onions, raw, 3 cup, chopped
    Fresh Basil- branch :-)
    Salt and pepper to taste

Tips

This will yeald alot of sauce. I put them in jars in the fridge and use them over the course of 2-3 weeks. Because it is not seasoned, I use this sauce for curry base and for mole sauce base. There are many main courses that this can be used for in a pinch!


Directions

Heat a large heavy bottomed pot
Add Olive oil and heat.
Add onion and garlic and saute for a few mins.
Add some of the tomato sauce. Use hand blender to puree contents of pot (or chop small if you dont mind pieces.
Add remaining sauce and puree
prepare meatballs and pre bake a little. finish cooking in sauce for 30 mins at end.
Season with salt and pepper.

Take out sauce required for that days dinner and simmer with Basil for 10 mins or so.
Stir constantly and let simmer for 2-3 hours

Serving Size: ~20 1/4-1/2 cup