Recipe monday

I used to hate tomatoes.

Especially when I was a kid. I looked upon them as some red horrors on my plate.

I don't really know when it changed. Not that I love them now.

I do enjoy a good tomato mozarella salad, but then the tomato has to be ripe and sweet.

Not that half ripe light red stuff......oh the horror.

But what I do love is a great home made tomato sauce.

One that has been cooking for hours and is thick, sweet and creamy.

So when you mix that with some freshly cooked pasta and my meatballs, the horror has turned to heaven.

Enjoy!Easy and delicious tomato sauce

Servers 4

 

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 medium onion, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

1 28-ounce can good quality crushed tomatoes

1 teaspoon brown sugar

1 cup fresh basil, chopped

Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

2 cups water

 

Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat.

Add onions and garlic, cook until soft.

Add the crushed tomatoes and their liquid.

Add the basil.

Season with salt and pepper.

Add the water.

Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until sauce has reduced and thickened.

This takes 20-30 minutes.

Can be stored in a cool place for 1 week.

 Pasta with meatballs.

Serves 4

(makes 14-18 meatballs)

 

1 pond ground sirloin

1 pound ground pork

1 clove garlic, minced

2 eggs

1 cup freshly grated pecorino cheese

2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley

coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

2 cups plain breadcrumbs

2 cups water

4tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

cooked pasta

freshly grated parmesan

In a large bowl, combine sirloin and pork.

Add garlic, eggs, pecorino and parsley.

Mix well.

Add breadcrumbs and mix well.

Add water, 1 cup at a time, and continue mixing until mixture is moist.

Shape into 2 1/2 inch balls.

Cool for 1 hour before cooking.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

Cook until lightly browned, 2 minutes.

Bring the tomato sauce to a boil in a large saucepan and add the meatballs.

Let meatballs simmer in the sauce10-12 minutes.

Serve immediately with pasta.

Sprinkle with parmesan.

Photos by Ellen Silverman

Comments

[Lady P]

oh - yummy
those photos by ellen are making me hungry

[callie grayson]

MMM,
so too love a good tomato sauce for my pasta!

[LeiaMia]

Mmm... I love tomatoes!

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[Keegan]

when do you add the brown sugar?

[Patricia Scarpin]

My husband can't stand raw tomatoes, but loves tomato sauce - go figure!
Beautiful styling, Paul.

[{kiss my spatula}]

wow - sooo gorgeous! i'm in love with that big fat tomato and would love to take it home!

[Ash]

gorgeous styling! I use to hate tomatoes too, now... well I can't live without!

[stacy claire boyd]

funny...i used to hate tomatoes too...they must fit into the 'grown-up food category!' the tomatoes are really good from my the little produce market that i go to...i'm headin' there right after work today to pick some up so that i can whip up a batch of your delicious looking tomato sauce...i can almost smell it already...mmmm.

[online pharmacy]

We are the same, before i don't eat tomatoes also, but when i taste tomato, wow it's delicious and everytime I will eat, I so to it that I have tomatoes, im a tomato addict..:D

[Jaunty Magpie]

Those tomatoes are so luscious, I want to tell them, Oh behave!

[invierta proyectos]

Loved tomatoes in my pasta!

[Cecilia]

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