Vegetarian Spaghetti in Garden Fresh Tomato Sauce

It is the tomato season! Garden fresh spaghetti meatballs, made from scratch, always taste the best! Fresh tomato sauce, grass-fed meatballs. So easy to make in #vitaclay ... 

The good news is that there is an easy way to cook dry pasta- cold water + pasta to "stew" for 20 - 30 minute. No more baby sitting and messy overflows! Real Simple and easy! 

How to cook spaghettis in your vitaclay?

1. Add 1/2 pot water in you vitaclay pot. Add 8-16 oz. spaghettis. 
2. Set on Stew to cook for 30 minutes. Since the noodles are very long, you may let the cooker cover open allowing the pasta to become soft in about 10-15 minutes then it softens enough to get pushed into the water. Cover it on to let it continue to cook until al dente, about 25 minutes.
3. Drain excess water. Serve with fresh tomato sauce or meatball sauce. 

Make tomato sauce:

Ingredients:

1. Sauté onions & garlic: Heat your sauce pot with oil, then sauté diced onions and minced garlic until soft (about 3-5 minutes). Remove from burner and set aside.

2. Boil tomatoes: Then bring a large pot of water to a boil for blanching. In shifts, drop tomatoes into water while boiling until they begin to wrinkle and peel (about 2-3 minutes). Use a slotted spoon to remove tomatoes and place on sheet pan to cool. 

3. Peel cooled tomatoes: Use hands to peel the skin from tomatoes. Use a pairing knife to carefully remove the hard tomato core. Roughly chop up tomatoes and add to your clay pot with the onions, garlic, tomato paste and pinch of salt in your clay pot. Add 1 cup water on the bottom of the clay pot.
4. Set VitaClay on Stew or Fast to stew for 2 hours. Stir from time to time to avoid burnt on bottom of pot. In the last 30 minutes of cooking, if there are too much liquids, open the cooker housing cover on your multicooker or take off 4 silicon plugs if you use our large 6 qt multi crock & stock pot) to allow more liquid to evaporate, cook for the last 20-30 minutes.
5. Season with herbs: When sauce is finished, season with salt to taste, add a dash of black pepper, and stir in chopped fresh basil. Enjoy! See notes for storing tips.