Quick Red Sauce

Quick Red Sauce

This sauce is the basis of all my red sauce (gravy if you’re Italian)

I only needed a small amount so I started with 5 cups of tomato sauce.  I buy  # 10 cans and freeze what I don’t use.  Try different brands find one you like and stick with it.  This sauce also has no meat so it’s perfect for vegetarian dishes like eggplant parm.

5 Cups your favorite plain tomato sauce

2 cups water, enough to clean out measuring cup

3-4 cloves garlic chopped

4-5 baby bellas mushrooms sliced

1 tbs dried parsley

1 tbs dried basil

1 tsp garlic salt 

1 onion (you decide how much onion you want I never know the size of a medium onion)

Sauté onion until it starts to turn brown.  Add mushrooms, garlic, salt and pepper.  Taste as you go.  Cook until mushrooms are starting to soften I like mine a little firm.  Add sauce water and about half of the dry ingredients.  Cook for about 1 hour tasting and adding more dried spices as needed. Simmer until you are ready to serve.

I serve this tasty sauce over my favorite ravioli Giovanni Ranna. Buon Appetito!