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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a large pot, sweat the chopped onions and garlic in the olive oil over med-low heat. | 2. Add the peeled tomatoes, crushing them with your hands one by one into smaller chunks. Be careful- they squirt all over the place! Make sure to pour in all the liquid in the cans as well. Add all ingredients except salt, cheese, and wine. | 3. Stir all ingredients together. Cover, and increase heat to med-high. Simmer/cook 30-40 minutes, stirring occasionally so that the sauce doesn't burn on the bottom. | 4. Add about 1/3 of the bottle of merlot. Add the cheese. Stir, reduce heat slightly and let that cook uncovered for another 15-20 min, stirring occasionally. | 5. Taste and determine if you need salt, and add to taste. For salt with a little tang, add some more cheese, if you have it. Let simmer another 15 minutes uncovered, stirring occasionally. | 6. During the last simmering stage, cook your pasta. | 7. Serve over pasta (1 ladleful is gracious plenty). Extra sauce can frozen for up to a month. To reheat, let simmer on low uncovered, stirring frequently so the sugar in the merlot doesn't burn. | 8. *Spicy alternative: For a spicier sauce, use shiraz in place of merlot and add 2 tsp of dried red pepper flakes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
tomato	2	cans		80.4198	17.3796	3.9316	0.8936
tomato paste	2	cans		278.8	64.294	14.687999999999999	1.598
garlic clove	6 -8		peeled chopped	-	-	-	-
yellow onion	1		chopped	-	-	-	-
sun tomato	1/4	cup	sun-dried chopped	-	-	-	-
extra virgin olive oil	2 -3	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
basil leaf	3 -4		chopped	-	-	-	-
oregano	1 -2	tablespoon	dried	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
parsley	1 -2	tablespoon	dried	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
italian seasoning	1 -2	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
salt				-	-	-	-
pecorino romano cheese	1/4	cup	grated	-	-	-	-
merlot	1	bottle		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.