What is the best spaghetti sauce recipe?
Really, any sauce that is made with a few key steps and is cooked slowly can, under the right circumstance, be considered the “best ever”. There are endless variations on the traditional tomato sauce know commonly called “spaghetti sauce” and your choice of ingredients really will reflect your personal tastes. The must-dos: 1. Lightly brown your garlic in extra virgin olive oil, along with any red pepper flakes you intend to use, as a first step. (some people add their herbs at this step, but I wouldn’t call it essential) 2. Add any meat that needs cooking now (certainly not essential), onions, celery, carrots, zucchini, mushrooms or any other veggie you’d like in the sauce (I recommend onions and celery at the very least) can also go in around this stage, just don’t overcrowd your pot so the temperature drops drastically. Cook in batches and combine if necessary. 3. Plop in your tomatoes. Of course some people swear by fresh, organic tomatoes, but they are expensive and removing their
