Buttery Pasta Sauce
Servings 4

Ingredients


3 cup canned whole peeled tomatoes ( with juice) coarse chopped
5 tbsp butter
1 1/4 tsp salt
1 medium onion coarse chopped
5 clove garlic medium chopped
12 fresh basil leaves coarsely shredded
2 cayenne peppers medium chopped (optional)
12 oz spaghetti noodles
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese coarsely shredded

Directions

1. Place tomatoes, butter, onion, garlic, basil, pepper and salt in a 4 to 5 quart saucepan and place over medium heat. When the tomatoes begin to bubble, reduce the heat to a slow but ssteady simmer. Cook, stirring every 10 to 15 minutes, until the toaatoes are no longer watery and the sauce is reduced (45 min to 1 hour). When the sauce is done, tje butter will have separated and there should not be any liquid left.

2. When the sauce is ready, fill a pot for the pasta with about six quarts of water, cover, and place over high heat. When the water boils, add 2 tablespoons of salt to the pasta water, and add the pasta. Stir until the strands are submmergerd. Cook unilt al dente. When the pasta is done, drein well, toss with the sauce and the grated Parmesan cheese. Serve at once.



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