Sauces
Sugo di Pomodoro, the family recipe
Four ingredients, 30–40 minutes over the lowest heat. The Sugo waits for the pasta, never the other way around.
Method
- Put the oil with the crushed garlic (or the finely diced onion) cold into the pot and warm it slowly.
- Crush the tomatoes by hand, add them and season with salt.
- Simmer uncovered for 30–40 minutes over the lowest heat, stirring now and then.
- Add the basil sprig for the last 5 minutes and remove it before serving.
- Add the pasta to the sauce one minute before it finishes cooking and toss it with a splash of pasta water.
Minnelea products for this recipe
The preserves used in this recipe.
The three schools: garlic (south, more direct), onion (north, rounder), both together is considered by many a compromise without character. No oregano in classic Sugo - it belongs on pizza and in puttanesca. Basil only torn and in the last five minutes.