What is the best, most tasty tomato sauce?

Question

I am making spagetti and meatballs for my family tonight. I want it to be super super tasty. Any recipe suggestions?

Answer 1

If you don't want just a basic tomato sauce, then you need to make a Putanesca sauce!  Spicy and flavorful!

Pasta Puttanesca

2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

4 to 6 cloves garlic, chopped

1 tin flat anchovy fillets, drained

½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes

20 oil-cured black olives, pitted and coarsely chopped

3 Tbsp. capers

1 (32-oz) can crushed tomatoes

1 (14.5-oz) can diced tomatoes, drained

A few grinds black pepper

1/4 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped

1 pound spaghetti, cooked to al dente

Crusty bread, for mopping

Grated Parmigiano Reggiano or Romano, for garnish

Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add oil, garlic, anchovies, and crushed pepper. Saute mixture until anchovies melt into oil and completely dissolve and garlic is tender, about 3 minutes: your kitchen never smelled so good! Add olives, capers, tomatoes, black pepper, and parsley. Bring sauce to a bubble, reduce heat, and simmer 8 to 10 minutes.

Toss sauce with cooked pasta. Pass bread and cheese at the table.   Serve w/ salad of baby greens, simple dressed.

--Rachael Ray

Answer 2

I'm making spaghetti and meatballs too!

Here is my recipe:

1 jar Prego Marinara (or other marinara sauce)

1/2 1 small yellow onion, diced

2 garlic cloves, diced

1 tsp. white sugar

1 can Italian diced tomatoes (drained)

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

1/2 tablespoon red chili flakes (optional)

Simmer for about 30 mins on medium heat, stirring.

At the end, serve with Fresh Basil Leaves torn and sprinkled on top of the pasta (don't cook the basil).  The fresh basil is worth a trip to the grocery.  It makes all the difference.

Meatballs:

1 lb. ground turkey (I'm using turkey, you are prob using beef)

1/2 cup, no more, bread crumbs - I don't like the bready taste

1/2 tablespoon dried basil

1/2 tablespoon dried parsley

1/2 tablespoon canola oil (omit if using GB)

1 tsp. garlic salt

Dash worshishire (i'd use A1 if i didn't have worshishire)

1 egg

Mix well to incorporate, make into balls on a baking sheet, bake for 25 mins on 350.  Put into sauce and let simmer.

Answer 3

Home-made at least its free from artificial flavourings and colours and contain no preservatives, its easy to do just boil up a 1lb of tomatoes and a pinch of salt some of your favourite herbs some pepper, add 1 pint of water.cook the tomatoes and then blend it all up and bottle it.

Answer 4

Soften chopped onion and garlic in butter (low heat on the pan, dont let it burn!)

Add whole baby tomatoes.

add 2 caps of white wine vinegar

simmer for 5 min

add tin of chopped tomatoes, and some italian herbs and tomatoe pure'

simmer for 10 min

season with salt an pepper

hey presto

Answer 5

I like Ragu, I doctor it up though - I cook my meatballs/sausage in the sauce for hours, and you'd never know it's not homemade.  Nice and rich, thick, and easy.

Also try Ilio DiPaolo's - http://www.iliodipaolos.com/  It's a regional sauce that's located in Buffalo NY, and can be found in Tops grocery stores.  It's so good....  I've been eating it for as long as I can remember, but until about 4 years ago, I had to go to Buffalo and go to the restaurant...  now I can have it at home!!!  :)

Answer 6

Keep it simple and use Prego Original, straight from the jar (warmed up, of course)....

Dave

Answer 7

A good deal of tomato puree, chopped tomatoes, tomato ketchup, mixed herbs, beef stock cube, salt, pepper and onions. I use this for my bolognese and it is also wonderful with meatballs. Simply add a couple of tablespoons of olive oil to a large pan and fry the onions, add the tomato puree (a tablespoon or so), add the chopped tomatoes (2 400g tins), ketchup (a good squirt), mixed herbs, stock cube and salt and pepper. Now the crucial thing is to simmer this on a low heat for at least an hour and you'll have the most amazing sauce. Enjoy with meatballs and spaghetti, yum yum.

Answer 8

Check these out and pick whichever you want;

http://allrecipes.com/Search/Recipes.asp...

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Answer 9

Stanislous Ultra Premium Pasta Sauce

Answer 10

We never use the store cans or jars anymore either. Can't go back now.

1 large can Crushed tomotos

Crushed garlic, about 2 cloves

Dash of balsamic vinegar

Small can of tomato paste

tiny pinch of sugar

fresh herbs if you got 'em but dry will do too. I use basil, oregano, parsley. About a tbsp each

I add a few dashes of olive oil

Salt and pepper to taste

Let it cook slow for a good half hour

So easy! Double it up if you're cooking for a family.

You can add peppers, onions, mushrooms too if you like them.

We always throw the meatballs in with the sauce and let them cook for a while. Flavors mix together.

Answer 11

Heinz tomato sauce from the supermarket. Simply perfect :)