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Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
A versatile tomato spaghetti sauce with onion, garlic, fennel, oregano, basil and parsley, simmered until rich.
Prep time
10 min
Cook time
1 hr
Total time
1 hr 10 min
Yield
8
Ingredients
14
Steps
7
Filed under: condiment, italian american, simmered, chicken, pasta noodles, tomato.
Source channel: The Stay At Home Chef
Key ingredients
large white onion, minced garlic, chicken broth, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large white onion (minced)
- 5 cloves minced garlic
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 (28 ounce can) crushed tomatoes
- 1 (15 ounce can) tomato sauce
- 1 (6 ounce can) tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
Method
- Heat a large pot on the stove over medium high heat.
- Add in olive oil and saute onion in the olive oil for about 5 minutes, until softened.
- Add in 5 cloves garlic and saute another 30-60 seconds.
- Pour in chicken broth, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, sugar, fennel seeds, oregano, salt, pepper, basil, and parsley.
- Bring to a simmer.
- Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 1-4 hours.
- Use an immersion blender to puree the mixture until the desired consistency is achieved, leaving it slightly chunky, or making it completely smooth.