The Ultimate Red Sauce for Meat Ravioli
The answer to what sauce to serve with meat or sausage ravioli. This thick red sauce recipe comes together in under 30 minutes and works beautifully with homemade, frozen, or even sausage ravioli or tortellini bringing out the best in every bite.
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 T unsalted butter
- 1 T olive oil
- ½ onion chopped
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- ½ cup white wine
- 3 oz tomato paste
- 28 oz whole tomatoes canned, San Marzano; pureed in a blender
- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 T sugar if needed
- 2 Tablespoons fresh basil chopped
- 1 Tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Next, stir in the olive oil.1 T olive oil, 1 T unsalted butter
- Once the oil and butter are heated, stir the chopped onion, a sprinkling of salt and pepper and saute the onion in the fat until golden.½ onion
- Add the minced garlic and stir for about 30 seconds (or until you smell it).2 teaspoons minced garlic
- Pour in the white wine and allow to bubble and simmer for 2 minutes to cook off the alcohol.½ cup white wine
- After the onions and garlic have absorbed the wine, stir in the tomato paste and cook for another 2 minutes over medium heat, until the paste starts to stick and caramelize a bit.3 oz tomato paste
- Pour in the pureed tomatoes along with the salt and pepper. Once the sauce begins to gently bubble, give it a quick taste. If it's too acidic (not sweet at all), add in the sugar.Lower the heat and simmer the red sauce for about 20 minutes. Stir in the fresh herbs. Taste and correct for seasoning, as needed.28 oz whole tomatoes, 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt, ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, 2 T sugar, 2 Tablespoons fresh basil, 1 Tablespoon fresh parsley
Notes
Can be made ahead up to 3 days and stored in an airtight container.
Freeze passata sauce (once completely cooled) in a freezer-safe bag or container up to 6 months. I like to let all the air out and lay it flat. Make sure to label the name and date on the bag with a permanent marker!
