Grandma Pesci's Pasta Sauce

This is a simple pasta recipe from a true Italian grandma.

Prep. time: 10mn
Cooking time: 2 hours
2 or 3 med. onions, finely chopped
2 to 3 garlic gloves, minced
3 T. fresh parsley or 2 T dried
3 (16 oz.) cans tomato sauce
1 (16 oz.) can tomato paste
3 T Olive oil
2 T butter1 (16 oz.) can crushed tomatoes

* Finely chop together the first four ingredients.
* In a large pot, saute these in 3 T of olive oil and 2 T of butter until they are translucent.
* Add all other ingredients and simmer for 2 hours or more.
* Salt and pepper to taste.

Tips* To thicken the sauce add more paste and to thin it add water.
* We added the basil and a little fresh parsley at the end of the cooking to keep a fresher flavor from the herbs.