This is the simple recipe for the ‘best pasta sauce in the world’
Sometimes simple is simply the most delicious. A few good ingredients prepared well are all you need to create real flavor explosions. Even the best pasta sauce in the world consists of just 4 ingredients.
The pasta sauce is a recipe by Marcella Hazan, an Italian cookbook author. Among other books, she wrote The Classic Italian Cookbook and Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking. The recipe for her famous pasta sauce is over 30 years old. She put it on paper in 1992. Because it is simply such a good sauce—and incredibly simple to make—the recipe remains as popular as ever. A beautiful legacy from the Italian author, who died in 2013.
How to make the best pasta sauce in the world
- Peel and halve the onion. Put the tomatoes and their juice, the butter and the onion in a cooking pot (i.e. a pan with a lid). Add two pinches of salt.
- Let the sauce simmer uncovered for 45 minutes. Stir occasionally, and mash the large pieces of tomato with a spoon. Add a little extra salt to taste.
- Remove the onion before adding the sauce to your pasta.
More simple sauces
Another simple and quick recipe we are big fans of: this pasta sauce with just two ingredients. A genuine TikTok hit that we certainly won’t forget anytime soon. And if you really want to keep things ultra-simple because you’re feeling delightfully lazy, we also have some tips for pimping your ready-made pasta sauce. Because sometimes that’s just as good.
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Source: De Standaard
