When I need Sugo, a tomato sauce used for Pizza and Pasta dishes like Lasagne, I usually prepare larger batches. It takes a while to reduce and keeps its flavour if put away in the freezer. This recipe is (only) for 6-8 portions.
100ml Red Wine (e.g. Montepulciano)
400ml Passata (canned Tomato sauce, Dosentomaten püriert)
2 small Shallots (Schalotten)
2 Garlic Cloves (Knoblauchzehen)
5 tbspn Native Olive Oil (5 EL natives Olivenöl)
4 tbspn Tomato Paste (4 EL Tomatenmark)
4 tbspn Oregano (4 EL Oregano)
2 tspn Salt (2 TL Salz)
1 tspn Pepper (1 TL Pfeffer)
6 tspn Sugar (6 EL Zucker)
Fry chopped onions in skillet with olive oil, then add pressed / chopped garlic and tomato paste towards end. Deglaze with wine, add tomato sauce and everything else.
Cook on lowest level until the entire house smells like Italy. Stir every now and then, don’t let the bottom get burned when sauce is already reduced. If you have kids, give it time to let the alcohol evaporate – or substitute.