ITALIAN SAUCE

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This is a basic Italian sauce that can be used in any dish, including lasagne, cannelloni, ravioli, etc. It's very easy and tastes so good! Also, it smells like heaven!

Provided by Sapna

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

Time 30m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 9

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Ingredients

11 tomatoes, coarsely chopped
½ cup red wine vinegar
½ cup white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons paprika
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon crushed garlic
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
1 cinnamon stick
4 whole cloves

Steps:

Puree tomatoes in blender or food processor until smooth. Pour into a large saucepan with the red wine vinegar, sugar, paprika, salt, garlic, crushed red pepper, cinnamon stick and cloves. Simmer over medium-low heat, covered, until thickened and flavors have blended, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove cinnamon stick and cloves before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 96.9 calories, Carbohydrate 18.6 g, Fat 2.4 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 1.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 458.4 mg, Sugar 6.3 g