Homemade Red Sauce with Pasta

I always wanted to make my own pasta sauce, and after some experimentation and research, this is what I've come up with. The amount of ingredients can be adjusted for taste and, of course, the number of people eating. This serves four to six people, and goes great with some hard Italian cheese and red wine.

**Homemade Red Sauce with Pasta**

*Ingredients:*

-500 g dry pasta

-3 to 4 onions, diced

-9 to 10 cloves of garlic, diced

-1/4 cup of olive oil

-1/3 bottle of red wine

-2 to 3 teaspoons salt

-1 to 2 teaspoons sugar

-2 to 3 teaspoons hot paprika

-9 to 15 ripe roma tomatoes, cored and blended (deep red and soft)

-fresh herbs, diced (basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary)

*Directions:*

1. Heat olive oil in a large, deep pan or pot. Add onion and cook until translucent, stirring occasionally. Add garlic, reduce heat, and slowly cook until onion and garlic are both golden.
2. Meanwhile, boil 1/3 bottle of red wine in a large pot until only 1 cup remains. Add the wine to the onions and garlic.
3. Core the tomatoes and put in a blender along with a few spoonfuls of the onion/garlic/wine mixture. Blend until smooth and add to the onion/garlic/wine pot. Bring to a hard boil, uncovered. Add salt, sugar, and hot paprika. Continue to boil the sauce and stir until it turns a dark, rich red and reduces by at least 1/3 (about 20-30 minutes).
4. Meanwhile, boil water in a large pot and add the dry pasta. When the pasta is about 2/3 cooked, scoop 2 cups of water out of the pasta pot and add it to the sauce. Drain the pasta and add it to the sauce as well to finish cooking. At this time, stir in any fresh or dried herbs you would like to use. Serve as soon as the pasta is *al dente. *

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bon appetit