Tomato

Greek Tomato Sauce

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October 15, 2011
5
2 Ratings
  • Serves six
Author Notes

When we were sailing in the Ionian sea. A wonderful Greek girl was with us. She couldn't speak a word of English but I saw her make this incredible tomato sauce. I watched it simmer on the stove while the boat swayed back and forth making sure none of it would spill everywhere or maybe the kitchen would catch on fire. My husband who is Greek Cypriot was steering the boat and singing Greek songs while the pasta cooked. I am a lucky American girl to be able to experience the Greek islands in this wonderful way. Every time I make this sauce I am on that boat to Ithaca. yaisou! —pasticio

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • fresh tomatoes pounds 2 punds
  • 2 onions
Directions
  1. Get a grater and grate the tomatoes to remove the skins. On the boat we had fresh tomatoes in cartons already grated.
  2. Saute onions in butter or olive oil.
  3. When onions are transparent add tomatoes and their juice. Put wine or ouzo in tomatoes along with sugar, salt and pepper and simmer for a few minutes. If necessary add a bit of water to simmer down.
  4. cook regular pasta following directions. add a little olive oil and salt to the water.
  5. Use only basil leaves and cut in small bits and add to the simmering tomato sauce.
  6. When pasta is done, place on sauce and of course a bit of parmigiana cheese a Greek salad is always wonderful with this.
  7. I have seen the Greeks add 1/2 beef bouillon cube to this sauce for extra flavor.
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3 Reviews

boulangere
boulangere October 15, 2011
Pounds, punds, tomayto, tomahto. I could feel the boat rocking as I read it. I'd love to try it with a splash of ouzo! Thank you so much.
 
susan G.
susan G. October 15, 2011
Love the story, have to make the sauce. (You should be able to edit the recipe as soon as this revamp of the site puts that function back.)
 
pasticio
pasticio October 15, 2011
This is my first post and for some reason some of my ingredients didn't appear but they are listed in the directions. I spelled pound correctly too don't know what happened but I will take it more slowly next time. Yaisou!