Greek tomato sauce with olive oil Recipe

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Greek tomato sauce with olive oil

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Ingredients:

2	tbsp	Olive oil
1	small	Onion, chopped
2		Garlic cloves, minced
2	lbs	Fresh tomatoes*
1	tsp	Granulated sugar
1/4	cup	Red wine
		Salt & freshly ground pepper
1		Stick cinnamon (optional)
2		Sprigs parsley, chopped
1		Sprig fresh basil, chopped

Procedures:

1	*note: tomatoes should be peeled and chopped if fresh, or you may substitute 1 two-and-one-half pound can plum tomatoes, chopped.
2	Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan, stir in the onions, and cook gently until transparent.
3	Add the garlic, tomatoes, sugar, wine, salt and pepper, and cinnamon, if desired.
4	Taste for seasoning, then allow the sauce to simmer gently for 30 minutes.
5	Remove the cinnamon stick before serving hot.
6	Note: for a thicker sauce, add ?cup tomato paste diluted with ?cup water when adding the tomatoes.
7	For a smoother consistency, the sauce may be strained and seeds discarded just before the parsley and basil are added.
8	~-from the kowboy kitchen of wesley pitt