Recipe Book/Europe/Italy/Classic Pasta Sauces

Napoli

A Classic, basic sauce, used in many recipes

Makes: 600ml/ 1 pint

Cooking: 1 hour

Preparation: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

45ml/3 tbsp

extra virgin olive oil

1

onion, peeled finely chopped

2 sticks

celery, finely chopped

2 cloves

garlic, peeled & crushed

2x395g/ 14oz

cans chopped Italian tomatoes

30ml/2 tbsp

tomato puree

15ml/ 1 tbsp

dried oregano

OR 30ml/ 2 tbsp fresh oregano

salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste

Method:

Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based pan. Saute the onion, celery and garlic until soft but not browned.

Add the tomatoes, tomato puree, oregano and season to taste. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for approximately one hour.

Freezes well for up to a year.

Recommended pasta: Long pasta; short round; tubes, spirals and shapes; pouring or layering.