Fresh Tomato Pasta Sauce

By erinp

This is my adopted recipe, I haven't made it yet.

Ingredients

• 4 lbs fresh tomatoes, chopped & peeled
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 sprigs parsley
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• grated parmesan cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

1 To cook pasta sauce, heat olive oil over medium heat in a large iron skillet or heavy saucepan.

2 Add onion, basil, garlic and salt.

3 Saute until onion is tender, approximately 5 minutes.

4 Add tomato, parsley and sugar; heat to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered for about 2 hours, stirring often or until sauce has thickened.

5 Remove parsley.

6 Serve over cooked spaghetti or other Italian pasta and top with Parmesan cheese.