Homemade Pasta Sauce

Homemade Pasta Sauce

(or pizza sauce if you cook out more of the liquid!)

Ingredients:

Small can tomato paste

12-16 cherry tomatoes

3 T extra virgin olive oil

salt

pepper

basil

3-4 tsp minced garlic

onions or scallions (or both)

1/2 C. to 1 C. water

1/2 C. to 1 C. wine

On this particular day I decided to use onions and scallions. Both my boyfriend and I love onion so the more the better!

I was also lazy and bought pre-chopped onion, but you can just use one whole onion and chop it roughly. I also bough pre-minced garlic. Yay for being tired and lazy! I did however chop the tomatoes! A whole bowl will do!

In a large sauce pan, heat the olive oil on med/low heat. Add in the onions (chop it roughly if you bought it whole) and/or the scallions and stir occasionally.

Once the onions are clear looking add in the rest of the chopped veggies and keep stirring! 

We don't want anything to burn.

Once it's cooked through enough add the garlic and the can of tomato paste, 1/2 cup water, and 1/2 cup wine. Stir and let simmer on med/low heat until the sauce thickens and the wine is incorporated.

Add the salt, pepper, and more basil. You should taste it now and see if you want more wine for sweetness/tang or water if the flavor is too strong. Let it simmer some more until to liked thickness, then remove from heat.

If you haven't cooked the pasta, do it now. Right before it's fully cooked, add it to the pan with the sauce and cook over medium heat for another 2 minutes to incorporate flavor. 

As a side note, I tend to use white wine, which is a little sweeter, so I don't need to add sugar. Some people like their sauce sweet and some like it acidic, so use different wines to choose the best flavor for you.

Enjoy!