Marcella Hazan's Tomato Sauce

Name: Marcella Hazan's "World's Best Pasta Sauce"
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 250 g Spaghetti; 70 g butter; 1 onion, peel and cut in half; 800 g can of peeled Italian tomatoes; Pinch of salt

Marcella Hazan's "World's Best Pasta Sauce"

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Servings

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Marcella Hazan’s pasta dubbed “the world’s best pasta sauce” and with only four ingredients plus salt.

Ingredients

250 g Spaghetti
70 g butter
1 onion, peel and cut in half
800 g can of peeled Italian tomatoes
Pinch of salt

Directions

Pour the tomatoes into a saucepan and fill the emptied can with warm water and add that too. Add the butter and onion and a big pinch of salt.
Place over medium heat and bring to a simmer. You can break up the tomatoes with a wooden spoon.
After the sauce has been cooking for 30 minutes cook the spaghetti according to the directions on the packet and once al dente add directly into saucepan on a low heat. Continuing to cook for a few more minutes before serving. Using pasta water if required to ‘loosen’ the sauce up.

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Recipe Note

Use this as recipe as a starting point. You could add anything to this pasta and it will taste great.