Homemade Italian Red Gravy
- 8 ounces tomato paste
- 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes
- oregano
- 3 -5 fresh basil leaves
- salt & pepper
- 1.
- Gravy: After the meatballs are made of your choice, its time to start the gravy.
- In a large pot add the can of tomatoes and tomato paste along with the can of cold water.
- Allow to come to a slow boil over medium or medium low heat, stir often to break up the paste and stir the mixture.
- Once it comes to a slow boil, reduce the heat to low and add the meatballs.
- Add the oregano and basil and continue to stir every time it starts to bubble or boil.
- Continue to stir like this every few minutes for an couple of hours until the gravy reduces or thickens.
- 2.When the gravy is done, remove the meatballs and put in a separate serving dish.
- Boil the spaghetti or other pasta (penne is also good) and be sure to use a full pot of boiling water, adding salt to the water to make it boil is optional, as is adding a few drops of olive oil.
- Water takes at least 20 minutes to come to a rolling boil, but the pasta will cook in 10 minutes or less (some cases 15, depending on the brand of pasta, fresh pasta cooks in less than 5 minutes generally).
- Drain the pasta well, add just a tiny bit of sauce to the drained pasta to keep it from sticking, and leave out a bowl of extra sauce for those who like more or a lot of sauce.
tomato, tomatoes, oregano, basil, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/homemade-italian-red-gravy-479699 (may not work)