BRYAN'S SWEET AND HOT TOMATO PASTA SAUCE

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A tomato sauce that is sweet at the first bite then fades to hot. A delicious recipe that can be used as a base for your own mixture of vegetables.

Provided by Bryan

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Tomato

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
⅛ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ tablespoon crumbled dried red chile pepper
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
¼ teaspoon celery salt
¾ cup brown sugar, divided

Steps:

In a saucepan, combine olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper and red peppers and lightly saute over high heat.
Reduce heat to low and mix in tomatoes and tomato paste. Stir in celery salt, salt and pepper. Start with 1/2 cup of the brown sugar and mix into the sauce. Gradually add brown sugar, depending on acidity of tomatoes. First taste of sauce should be sweet.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 264.1 calories, Carbohydrate 49.8 g, Fat 7.5 g, Fiber 5.6 g, Protein 5.2 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 768.2 mg, Sugar 31.6 g