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Marcella Hazan's Tomato Sauce Recipe

Marcella Hazan's Tomato Sauce Recipe

Marcella Hazan's famous, three-ingredient tomato sauce recipe featuring butter and onion

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  • remi
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  • Sarah Beck
    Sarah Beck

    “This is the only red sauce in our house, my god what an onion and butter can do. and it is dead easy - literally you chop an onion in half. Eat it straight up with pasta, but so good with meatballs - Jenny rosenstrach's are my favorite. Make a double batch on the weekend, freeze them, and you've got a really delicious fast dinner. You could also freeze the sauce in souper cubes and now dinners ready for you anytime in 5 minutes.”

    313
  • Samin
    Samin

    “I’m a convert.”

    3012
  • Melissa Habegger
    Melissa Habegger

    “We sub 4 smashed garlic cloves for the onion and it’s still delicious. Let’s be honest, it’s the butter.”

    2
  • Dangerdan
    Dangerdan

    “The less you do to it the better it is, but also feel free to add what feels good.”

  • Renee Okay
    Renee Okay

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