Chef Don’s Kitchen Recipe File  
RECIPE NAME: Sauteed Calamari Sauce Original Date:
DIRECTORY: Sauces Hot 4/29/96
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Ingredients

6 cups

  

Specs
red onions, julienne 8 cups    
garlic, chopped 3 TBSP    
Chianti or other "big" red wine 25.6 oz (1 btl)    
Pasta Tomato Puree (see recipe Sauces Hot) 10 cups   Alta Cucina
fresh basil, chiffonade 1 cup    
pure olive oil 1 TBSP    
salt mix 3:1 1 tsp    
black pepper, freshly ground ½ tsp    
       

In an all-clad sauce pan heat olive oil.

Add red onions and garlic, cook until onions are translucent.

Add red wine and reduce to ¼ of its original volume.

Add tomato puree and reduce slowly until mixture has reached 1/3 of its original volume.

Add salt and pepper and fold in basil.

Cool.

Place in a clean container. Label, date, initial and refrigerate.