Special Italian Sunday Sauce Recipe
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
30 minutes
Servings:
4 Servings
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ yellow onion
  • 1 medium carrot
  • 1 28-ounce can of crushed tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 8-10 basil leaves
Directions
  1. Peel and finely grate the carrot, and peel and finely chop the onion.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan on medium.
  3. When the oil is hot (it's hot when a small drop of water splashed into the pan sizzles), add the onion and carrot and let them cook for 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  4. Pour the tomatoes into the pan, add salt, and raise the heat to high to bring the mixture to a boil.
  5. As soon as it boils, set the heat to low and let the tomatoes gently simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. It will reduce and become denser.
  6. Rip the fresh basil leaves into small pieces and stir them into the sauce about 2 minutes before it's finished cooking. Taste the sauce at the end and if the carrot wasn't very sweet, add an optional pinch of sugar to balance the acidity.
  7. Serve immediately with pasta.