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Tomato Sauce: Greek Tomato Sauce w/ Olive Oil

Source of Recipe

From the Kowboy Kitchen of Wesley Pitts


List of Ingredients

2 tb Olive oil
1 sm Onion chopped
2 Garlic cloves minced
2 lb Fresh tomatoes*
1 t Granulated sugar
1/4 c Red wine
Salt & freshly ground pepper
1 Stick cinnamon (optional)
2 Sprigs parsley chopped
1 Sprig fresh basil chopped

*Note: Tomatoes should be peeled and chopped if fresh, or you may substitute 1 two-and-one-half pound can plum tomatoes, chopped.


Recipe

Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan, stir in the onions, and cook gently until transparent. Add the garlic, tomatoes, sugar, wine, salt and pepper, and cinnamon, if desired. Taste for seasoning, then allow the sauce to simmer gently for 30 minutes. Remove the cinnamon stick before serving hot.

NOTE: For a thicker sauce, add 1/4 cup tomato paste diluted with 1/4 cup water when adding the tomatoes. For a smoother consistency, the sauce may be strained and seeds discarded just before the parsley and basil are added.