Sheik's 'Taste of Italy': Red Dolce Sauce

Name: Sheik's 'Taste of Italy': Red Dolce Sauce
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 (28 oz.) can of Pastene ground peeled tomatoes; 1 (26 oz.) jar of Nature's Promise Organic Garden Vegetable Pasta Sauce; 1 rounded tbsp. granulated sugar; 1 rounded tsp. sea salt; 1 rounded tsp. garlic powder; 1/2 tsp. black pepper; 2 cups chopped sweet onions; 3 tbsp. butter; 1 rounded tsp. sea salt

The Sheik (Curtis David) @sheikbootie

Pawtucket, RI

CROHN'S, COLITIS, IBD, DYSPHAGIA friendly

5/20/10
by The Sheik
from 'Sheik's The Crucible: An Alloy of World Cuisines'
FACEBOOK: @sheiksthecrucible (Please LIKE & FOLLOW ME)
COOLPAD: TheSheik

Pasta sauce is an art. And I respect those and their crafts. I don't have the time or patience to make a sauce from scratch. But, I demand a healthy, great tasting sauce that won't upset my stomach (I have Crohn's).

As a kid growing up, everything Mom used for red sauce (whether it was an American dish or Arabic), she would use Hunt's Tomato Sauce. "Nothing beats Hunt's" she'd always say. And as a kid, it rocked.

But by my late teens, my Crohn's was developing and certain foods were starting to bother me. And Hunt's was one of them.

So, for many years a hunt (excuse my pun) went on for the best replacement jar pasta red sauce. Eventually I evolved to experimenting with different sauce blends.

Red Dolce Sauce is my signature Italian red sauce. Pastene Ground Peeled Tomatoes and Nature's Promise Organic Garden Vegetable Pasta Sauce (available at Stop and Shop markets) make up the base of this classic red sauce. Don't worry, if you don't have a Stop and Shop. Substitute with YOUR favorite stand alone pasta sauce.

The caramelized onions was originally used by my Mom in her red sauce. She said it brought the "sweetness out." And boy does it...

Sheik
"It's Munchie Time!"

CROHN'S, COLITIS, IBD, DYSPHAGIA friendly

5/20/10
by The Sheik
from 'Sheik's The Crucible: An Alloy of World Cuisines'
FACEBOOK: @sheiksthecrucible (Please LIKE & FOLLOW ME)
COOLPAD: TheSheik

But by my late teens, my Crohn's was developing and certain foods were starting to bother me. And Hunt's was one of them.

So, for many years a hunt (excuse my pun) went on for the best replacement jar pasta red sauce. Eventually I evolved to experimenting with different sauce blends.

The caramelized onions was originally used by my Mom in her red sauce. She said it brought the "sweetness out." And boy does it...

Sheik
"It's Munchie Time!"

The Sheik (Curtis David) @sheikbootie

Pawtucket, RI

CROHN'S, COLITIS, IBD, DYSPHAGIA friendly

5/20/10
by The Sheik
from 'Sheik's The Crucible: An Alloy of World Cuisines'
FACEBOOK: @sheiksthecrucible (Please LIKE & FOLLOW ME)
COOLPAD: TheSheik

But by my late teens, my Crohn's was developing and certain foods were starting to bother me. And Hunt's was one of them.

So, for many years a hunt (excuse my pun) went on for the best replacement jar pasta red sauce. Eventually I evolved to experimenting with different sauce blends.

The caramelized onions was originally used by my Mom in her red sauce. She said it brought the "sweetness out." And boy does it...

Sheik
"It's Munchie Time!"

CROHN'S, COLITIS, IBD, DYSPHAGIA friendly

5/20/10
by The Sheik
from 'Sheik's The Crucible: An Alloy of World Cuisines'
FACEBOOK: @sheiksthecrucible (Please LIKE & FOLLOW ME)
COOLPAD: TheSheik

But by my late teens, my Crohn's was developing and certain foods were starting to bother me. And Hunt's was one of them.

So, for many years a hunt (excuse my pun) went on for the best replacement jar pasta red sauce. Eventually I evolved to experimenting with different sauce blends.

The caramelized onions was originally used by my Mom in her red sauce. She said it brought the "sweetness out." And boy does it...

Sheik
"It's Munchie Time!"

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Ingredients

10 servings

Dolce Red Sauce:
1 (28 oz.)can of Pastene ground peeled tomatoes
1 (26 oz.)jar of Nature's Promise Organic Garden Vegetable Pasta Sauce
1rounded tbsp. granulated sugar
1rounded tsp. sea salt
1rounded tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp.black pepper
Caramelized Onions:
2 cupschopped sweet onions
3 tbsp.butter
1rounded tsp. sea salt

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Steps

1

Chop the onions into 1/2" squares.
2

In a large fry pan, caramelize the onions in 2 tbsp. of butter. First start with high heat for 5 minutes. Stirring to ensure they don't get burned. Then turn it down to medium-low and stir every couple of minutes for 20 minutes or so (until the they are glossy, honey brownish color). About halfway thru, stir in a tsp. of sea salt.
3

In a large stock pot, empty the jar of pasta sauce and then fill the jar to the top with cold water, cap, and shake well. We got to make sure we get all that goodness! Open the cap and pour the water in the pot.
4

Next, empty the Pastene can into the pot. Fill that can with cold water, about halfway. Be sure to get all the goodness on the sides! Empty the can of water into the pot.
5

Now add the sea salt, pepper, garlic powder, sugar and the caramelized onions to the pot and stir well. Bring the pot of sauce to a boil and then turn to low. Simmer for about one and half hours.