Italian Red Sauce With Mushroom | A Multi-Purpose Sauce
A simple Italian Red Sauce that is prepared with fresh tomatoes, basil and mushrooms and can be used for pastas, spaghettis and parmigianas and this sauce can be used as marinara sauce also.
Add water and tomatoes in a wide vessel and and it simmer it till the tomato skin opens up. We are doing this to peel the tomato skin. So we don’t need to blanch it for a long time. It took me about 7 minutes.
Drain the water and let it cool.
Then peel the tomato skin and chop them into small chunks.
Peel the shallot and garlic skin and finely chop them.
Steps
Heat the pan and add the olive oil.
Once the oil is hot, add the finely chopped shallots and garlic and sauté them for couple of minutes.
Then add the mushrooms, salt and black pepper powder and mix well.
Cook till the mushroom becomes tender.
Now add the blanched, chopped tomatoes , oregano and the paprika.
Mix and mash them well with a potato masher or with the wide ladle.
Check for salt and spice and adjust at this stage accordingly.
Let it simmer for about 5 minutes. Then add the chopped basil and let it simmer for couple more minutes.
Notes
Paprika is optional. It gives the additional kick and color. Other herbs like fresh or dried rosemary, thyme can be added too. Spinach and other veggies of your choice can be added. Adjust the salt and spice according to your preference.