Grandma Tomasino’s Red Sauce with Tuna
This Christmas I was lucky enough to have my Grandma make her famous Red Sauce with Tuna, a Lenten favorite of my Dad’s. She made this sauce for her pasta every Friday in good Catholic tradition. It tastes like a regular meat sauce, with a hint of something special. The following recipe yields enough sauce for a pound of pasta.
If you try it out and enjoy it, let me know! Merry Christmas!
Recipe: Tuna Red Sauce
Summary: A delicious red tomato sauce made with tuna fish. Great for Catholic Fridays.
Ingredients
- 2 cans Albacore Tuna.
- 1 28oz can tomato puree.
- 1 8oz can tomato sauce.
- 1 6oz can tomato paste.
- 2 cloves garlic.
- 2 tsps. olive oil.
- 2-3 tbsps. Romano cheese.
- Add parsley, basil, salt and pepper to taste.
Instructions
- Pour oil and garlic cloves in pan. Heat.
- Add all tomato cans to oil. Add 1 can of water for puree and paste.
- Add parsley, basil, salt, and pepper.
- Add Romano cheese.
- Cook for at least 2.5 hours.
- Add tuna to sauce.
- Cook for at least another 0.5 hours.
- (Optionally) remove garlic cloves before serving
Cooking time (duration): 180 minutes
Diet type: Pescatarian
Number of servings (yield): 4
Meal type: dinner
Culinary tradition: Italian
Categories: Recipes