What kind of pasta sauce or dip can I make from red wine?

Here are two- a pasta sauce and a cheese dip-

Here is a pasta sauce- you could add shrimp, chicken, calamari, claims or veggies of your choice.

2 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes

2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste

6-8 whole garlic cloves, peeled and chopped

1 large yellow onion, coarsely chopped

1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped

2-3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

3-4 sprigs fresh basil leaves, finely chopped

1-2 tablespoon dried oregano

1-2 tablespoon dried parsley

1-2 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning

salt, to taste

1/4 cup freshly grated pecorino romano cheese

1 (750 ml) bottle merlot

In a large pot, saute the chopped onions and garlic in the olive oil over med-low heat.

Add the peeled tomatoes, crushing them with your hands one by one into smaller chunks. Be careful- they squirt all over the place! Make sure to pour in all the liquid in the cans as well. Add all ingredients except salt, cheese, and wine.

Stir all ingredients together. Cover, and increase heat to med-high. Simmer/cook 30-40 minutes, stirring occasionally so that the sauce doesn't burn on the bottom.

Add about 1/3 of the bottle of merlot. Add the cheese. Stir, reduce heat slightly and let that cook uncovered for another 15-20 min, stirring occasionally.

Taste and determine if you need salt, and add to taste. For salt with a little tang, add some more cheese, if you have it. Let simmer another 15 minutes uncovered, stirring occasionally.

During the last simmering stage, cook your pasta.

Serve over pasta (1 ladleful is gracious plenty). Extra sauce can frozen for up to a month. To reheat, let simmer on low uncovered, stirring frequently so the sugar in the merlot doesn't burn.

*Spicy alternative: For a spicier sauce, use shiraz in place of merlot and add 2 tsp of dried red pepper flakes.

Cheese and Red Wine Dip

4oz Cheddar cheese, finely grated

1 tablesppon butter

1/2 cup dry red wine

Tabasco

salt and pepper

Put the grated cheese into a bowl with the butter or margarine, add the wine and beat them together to make a light, fluffy mixture. Add the Tabasco, some freshly ground black pepper and a little salt if necessary - it may not need any as the cheese is quite salty. Spoon the mixture into a small bowl or pâté dish and leave in a cool place until required.

You can make your regular tomato based pasta sauce and just add a dry red wine near the end of cooking.... It makes it taste so much better.

Actually, adding red wine to almost any cooking makes it better.

I pour red wine onto meats that are cooking on the grill, or fish in the oven.

It just gives the meats a much better flavor!

Open a can of Rage and drink the wine and you will never know the difference

In my opinion Merlot goes really well with heavy meals featuring red meat dishes, cheeses, and other strong, pungent or gamy flavors.