PAM’S CIAO BELLA SPAGHETTI SAUCE
Ingredients
¼ cup olive oil
2 large onions, chopped
⅓ cup chopped garlic, about 15-20 cloves
4 tablespoons Dish off the Block Ciao Bella Italian Spice Blend
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 tablespoon dried oregano
2 cups dry red wine
3, 28-ounce cans whole San Marzano* tomatoes
1, 28-ounce can chopped San Marzano* tomatoes
1, 28-ounce can crushed San Marzano* tomatoes
3 teaspoons salt
3 teaspoons black pepper
¼ cup sugar
Instructions
Heat the olive oil in large (7-9 quart) Dutch oven or soup pot over medium high heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring frequently, until soft and fragrant. Add the Italian seasoning, dried basil, and dried oregano. Cook for 2 more minutes letting the spices bloom, stirring frequently.
Add the red wine and cook for 1 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon to deglaze the bottom of the pan and scrape up any brown bits into the sauce. Add the cans of whole tomatoes and bring to a boil. Crush the whole tomatoes with your wooden spoon as the sauce cooks (you can also use a potato masher or pastry blender to break down the tomatoes).
Add the rest of the tomatoes, salt, pepper, and sugar to the pot. Bring back to a boil, stirring frequently, and then turn heat to a low simmer. Cover, leaving a vent for steam to escape and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 hours.
If you are making meatballs, you can add them to the sauce after 1 hour of cooking.
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