Greek tomato sauce with olive oil

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 tablespoons Olive oil
1 small Onion; chopped
2 Garlic cloves; minced
2 pounds Fresh tomatoes*
1 teaspoon Granulated sugar
¼ cup Red wine
Salt & freshly ground pepper
1 Stick cinnamon (optional)
2 Sprigs parsley; chopped
1 Sprig fresh basil; chopped

Directions

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

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 ¼ cup tomato paste diluted with ¼ 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.

~-From the Kowboy Kitchen of Wesley Pitts

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