Napoli Pasta Sauce
Make a delicious and simple Italian Napoli sauce recipe. It is made with tomatoes, tasty herbs, and a touch of garlic, this sauce is perfect for a simple pasta dish and more.
Ingredients
- 1 large onion
- sprig of parsley <- see notes
- 10-15 fresh basil leaves <- see notes
- 1 small red chilli <- see notes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 x 400 gram (14 ounces) canned diced tomatoes
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon white sugar optional
Instructions
- Peel and roughly dice the onion.
- Finely chop the parsley.
- Coarsely chop or tear the basil leaves.
- Roughly chop the chilli.
- Heat the oil in a medium sized saucepan and fry the onion until they become translucent.
- Add the parsley, basil, tomatoes, salt, sugar (if using) and chilli, bring to the boil.
- Turn down the heat, put the lid on the saucepan and simmer over a low heat for 30 – 40 minutes, or until it become thick and cream like in consistency.
- Taste for seasoning and adjusts if necessary. Serve with spaghetti.
Notes
Recipe makes about 400 grams (14 oz) of sauce.
Parsley and basil – try and use fresh if you can but, if these are out of season or simply not available, it is okay to use 1-2 teaspoons each of dried basil and parsley. Dried herbs give a slightly different flavor but are ideal to use when fresh herbs are out of season.
Small red chili – you can use fresh or frozen chili or leave it out if you don’t like chili. If you just want a hint of chili in the sauce, leave it whole and remove it after cooking.
- If you don’t mind a bit of a bite of the sauce, chop it up and mix it.
- If you can’t get fresh chilli you can always use a whole dried chilli or chilli flakes.
Nutrition
Serving: 100grams (3.5 oz)Calories: 100kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 1gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 436mgPotassium: 267mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 277IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 1mg
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