Mostly From Scratch Spaghetti Sauce

[jennythereader]

A big pot containing all of the following is simmering away on my stove right now:

3 medium onions
minced garlic
1 30 oz can of tomato sauce
basil
thyme
oregano
rosemary
salt
black pepper
cayenne pepper
balsamic vinegar
sage vinegar
cherry cordial
1 green bell pepper
16 tomatoes of at least 2 varieties

I didn't really measure anything, or follow a recipe, so I'm not sure how it's going to turn out. It sure smells like spaghetti sauce though.

If anyone has suggestions for other things to toss in, let me know.

Comments

[dwarven-brewer.livejournal.com]

I'd pull the peppers, vinegars and cordial, but I'm going on the sauces I grew up with. OH and add some nice ground chuck if you want a meat sauce.

[jennythe-reader.livejournal.com]

There's not really enough of any of those that you can taste them specifically, but I think they make the overall flavor more complex. I would have used red wine (instead of the vinegars & cordial) if I'd had an open bottle, but it didn't seem quite worth it to open one just for this.

The meat will get added when I pull the sauce out of the freezer to serve.