Nana’s Secret Tomato Sauce Recipe: Ingredients: 1 small onion (or half of a large onion) minced Olive oil (about a 1/4 cup) Fresh Basil leaves (to taste-a lot in my book!) 2-3 large cans of whole peeled tomatoes (3 cans if you like a lot of sauce on your side of spaghetti Salt and pepper to taste Instructions: Purée tomatoes in food processor or blender Heat oil in sauce pot over low heat. Add onions Add a couple of basil leaves Sauté until translucent Add tomatoes Stir Add salt and pepper and torn plus whole basil leaves to taste Turn heat up so sauce simmers Cook for about 30 minutes Family Famous Eggplant Parmigiana: Ingredients: 3 medium eggplants 1 pound block mozzarella Approx 3/4 of the tomato sauce 4-6 eggs whisked 1 container Progresso Italian bread crumbs Grated Parmesan or pecorino Romano to taste Olive oil to shallow fry batches Instructions: Slice eggplant about 1/4 inch thick Lay out on paper towels, top with sea salt for about 20 minutes Large grate block mozzarella Whisk eggs in a shallow bowl Place bread crumbs in a shallow bowl Pat off water on eggplant slices Heat oil to medium Dunk eggplant discs first in egg, then coat in bread crumbs. Fry until golden brown (about 2-3 min per side) Heat oven to 375 degrees Place fried discs on paper towels Start layering in 9x13 inch glass dish: A little sauce on bottom so not to stick Then overlap slightly eggplant discs A little sauce over top, sprinkled mozzarella, Parmesan and a few torn basil leaves Repeat until at top of dish. Top with the rest of mozzarella to cover Bake until bubbly. Boil spaghetti until tender, top with tomato sauce and serve alongside eggplant and crusty slice of bread and perhaps a salad. Work is so worth it, you’ll see! And beware, this is to die for!
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Nana’s Secret Tomato Sauce Recipe:
Ingredients:
1 small onion (or half of a large onion) minced
Olive oil (about a 1/4 cup)
Fresh Basil leaves (to taste-a lot in my book!)
2-3 large cans of whole peeled tomatoes (3 cans if you like a lot of sauce on your side of spaghetti
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
Purée tomatoes in food processor or blender
Heat oil in sauce pot over low heat. Add onions
Add a couple of basil leaves
Sauté until translucent
Add tomatoes
Stir
Add salt and pepper and torn plus whole basil leaves to taste
Turn heat up so sauce simmers
Cook for about 30 minutes
Family Famous Eggplant Parmigiana:
Ingredients:
3 medium eggplants
1 pound block mozzarella
Approx 3/4 of the tomato sauce
4-6 eggs whisked
1 container Progresso Italian bread crumbs
Grated Parmesan or pecorino Romano to taste
Olive oil to shallow fry batches
Instructions:
Slice eggplant about 1/4 inch thick
Lay out on paper towels, top with sea salt for about 20 minutes
Large grate block mozzarella
Whisk eggs in a shallow bowl
Place bread crumbs in a shallow bowl
Pat off water on eggplant slices
Heat oil to medium
Dunk eggplant discs first in egg, then coat in bread crumbs.
Fry until golden brown (about 2-3 min per side)
Heat oven to 375 degrees
Place fried discs on paper towels
Start layering in 9x13 inch glass dish:
A little sauce on bottom so not to stick
Then overlap slightly eggplant discs
A little sauce over top, sprinkled mozzarella, Parmesan and a few torn basil leaves
Repeat until at top of dish.
Top with the rest of mozzarella to cover
Bake until bubbly.
Boil spaghetti until tender, top with tomato sauce and serve alongside eggplant and crusty slice of bread and perhaps a salad.
Work is so worth it, you’ll see!
And beware, this is to die for!
You made this look soooo delicious.
Great video!!
Thank you so much!! I appreciate you being here 😊
Mouth watering!!!!
It is!! Thanks for watching 🤗
Melissa, I can’t wait to make this! I had to stop mid video to eat because just seeing the tomato sauce got me starving 😅
Haha that’s great!! Thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoyed 🥰
I feel bad for whoever doesn’t watch this video
You’re so sweet!! 🎉Thanks for watching 😊