'World's best pasta sauce' needs just three ingredients says top chef
dailyrecord.co.ukThere is nothing more comforting than a big bowl of pasta - especially when you realise the 'world's best sauce' can be made with just three simple ingredients.With the fast-paced nature of modern life, its no surprise that many of us resort to jars of sauce for a quick and easy meal.
But while this may save on time and effort, many of these ready-made options are jam-packed with sugar and additives - not to mention costing more than the ingredients themselves.
Thankfully, Italian American food writer Marcella Hazan says a good pasta sauce is remarkably simple make - as well as a much healthier and cheaper option to anything store bought, the Mirror reports.Marcella, who died in 2013, was born in Cesenatico, Italy, in 1924 and went on to open a New York cookery school and write hugely respected cookbooks.In one of her books, Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking, Marcella advises using only three ingredients in tomato sauce: tinned tomatoes, an onion and a generous knob butter.
We told you it was simple.The 1992 recipe is still revered by food writers and cooks alike. No chopping is required. And pasta and tomato sauce is always a hit round the family dining table.Marcella's precise instructions are to put half a peeled onion into a pot with butter and tinned tomatoes and to leave it all to simmer for 45 minutes.
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