Il Sugo di Pomodoro

Tomato Sauce

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    (once reduced, makes about 2 cups )
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Classic Italian Cooking

By Valentina Harris

Published 2008

  • About

I am going to give you three completely different tomato sauces for pasta, as I believe it to be essential for so many aspects of Italian cooking. This first sauce can also be bottled in sterilized bottles for the winter. It contains no fat and is reliant on the flavor of the tomatoes and the other ingredients. The second sauce begins with a classical soffritto, a mixture of onion, carrot and celery which is gently fried until soft. Tomatoes are then added. The third is the quickest and wit