Quick Tomato Ragu Pasta Sauce Recipe

This sauce is a paired down, simplified version of the classic and requires less simmering. Yet all things are relative, it is "Quick" By comparisonit's ready in less than an hour. Use it on a substantial pasta shape such as penne. For more of a deep tomato flavor, add a tablespoon or more of tomato paste (if you have homemade tomato paste in the house, all the better). If what you have on hand is fresh tomatoes, not jarred or canned, may i suggest you try this fresh tomato sauce instead? It's designed to capture that wonderful fresh tomato flavor. Some people would say that this sauce is best made with ground veal. They may be right, but it works just fine with ground pork, ground beef, or even ground turkey. Some people would also say the sauce needs a splash of red wine vinegar or a tablespoon of sugar, and they may be right about that, too, since these things are all a matter of taste. Season this sauce as you like it (full disclosure: at my house, we tend to add a generous pinch of red pepper flakes in with the onion for a sauce with a bit of a kick. Feel free to follow our fine example. ).