The Secret’s in the Sauce

A famous quote by Sipsey (Cicely Tyson)  from the movie Fried Green Tomatoes.  One a my very favorite movies.   Anyway....the sauce does make a difference!

What do tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, and spices have in common? Well, combined together with a few other great things, they make a great spaghetti sauce. With fresh tomatoes being plentiful right now, it’s a good time to whip up a batch of homemade spaghetti sauce for dinner supper. Here’s how I made mine:

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

Use your own judgments as to quantity and taste.

~Fresh tomatoes, peeled with seeds removed, removing all the seeds and juice. This cuts down the thickening time down of the sauce. 

~Fresh valdia onion, chopped
~Fresh bell pepper
~Fresh garlic minced
~Oregano
~Rosemary, I used a rosemary garlic blend
~Basil
~Italian seasoning
~Sugar- small amount
~Salt and pepper
~A good shot of Worcestershire sauce
~A small amount of crushed red pepper, more if you like it hot!

While peeling and deseeding your tomatoes, place them in a colander for further draining. Crush the tomatoes in a food processor. Place in a large pot and begin cooking at medium temp. Chop onions in food processor. Chop bell pepper by hand. Add onions, bell pepper and all other ingredients to the tomatoes. Bring to a boil reducing heat to low and simmer for an hour or so until the sauce thickens. If you like a thicker pastier sauce you can add a small can of tomato paste if desired.

Add some cooked Italian Sausage and angel hair pasta noodles to your sauce and you have a great meal. You can really taste the freshness!

Got bread? Here’s a good one

Enjoy your meal!

~ "There is enough for all. The earth is a generous mother; she will provide in plentiful abundance food for all her children if they will but cultivate her soil in justice and in peace."

~ Bourke Coekran

What's for supper at your house tonight?