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gina's basic spaghetti sauce

Ingredients For gina's basic spaghetti sauce

  • 2 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp
    pepper
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 Tbsp
    dried parsley
  • 1 tsp
    dried basil
  • 2 tsp
    dried oregano
  • 6 oz
    tomato paste
  • 12 oz
    tomato puree
  • 6
    tomatoes
  • 1 sm
    green bell pepper, diced
  • 3
    garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 tsp
    fennel
  • 1 sm
    onion, chopped
  • 1/4 c
    parmesan cheese, grated

How To Make gina's basic spaghetti sauce

  • 1
    Prepare the tomatoes: drop them into a pot of boiling water for about a minute.
  • 2
    Drain and rinse with cold water.
  • 3
    Slip off the skins, cut out the \"core\", and coarsely chop.
  • 4
    Set aside.
  • 5
    In a large pot, heat the oil. Add onion and fennel seed.
  • 6
    Fry for a couple of minutes.
  • 7
    Add the pepper and garlic and fry a couple more minutes.
  • 8
    Add the rest of the ingredients.
  • 9
    Bring to a boil, lower heat, then simmer for as long as you can (at least an hour), stirring occasionally.
  • 10
    I cover the pot loosely when simmering.

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