Tomato Sauce

Submitted by Nikki Dinki Cooking

"The BEST tomato sauce around!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 35mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1 Large pot of sauce
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups onions
• 8 garlic cloves
• 3 (28 ounce) cans Italian plum tomatoes
• 1⁄2 cup red wine
• 1 large carrot
• 20 basil leaves
• 1⁄8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Cook Onions and Garlic in 2-6tbs of olive oil depending on how rich you want it.
2. Optional: Remove inner stem of tomato.
3. Crush tomatoes with your hands and add to pot, you can all add them to the pot and then mash them with a potato masher.
4. Add wine and carrot which should be cut into 4 large pieces.
5. Add Salt, Pepper and Red Pepper Flakes.
6. Cook on medium for 1.5hrs-2hrs until it is reduced by half and thick.
7. Add basil leaves 30minutes before it is done cooking.

Reviews

[Sharon123]

This turned out great. I scaled down the recipe using 1 large can diced tomatoes. Great with spaghetti! I grated the carrot so it would melt into the sauce, added some parsley with the basil. Thanks for a good basic tomato sauce! Made for the Pick a Chef event. I enjoyed making your recipes!