Simple Tomato Sauce

This is the recipe for my YouTube Video on how to make a “Simple Tomato Sauce” so don’t forget to check it out for a thorough explanation on the procedure and lots of other tips and info that you can use in your everyday cooking.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 ½ cups = 185g Carrots, chopped
• 2 cups = 225g Red onions, chopped (or any color you have)
• 2 cans of 28oz or 794g each Whole peeled tomatoes, preferably San Marzano
• 3 Garlic cloves, whole
• 1/3 cup = 60g Extra virgin olive oil
• Salt and black pepper to taste

Heat the olive oil to medium heat in a medium size pot and add the garlic cloves with a pinch of salt. Cook the garlic on medium low heat, making sure they stay golden but don’t brown thus infusing the evoo with the garlic.
Add the carrots and a pinch of salt. Cook for 3-5 minutes.
Add the onions, a pinch of salt and cook everything together for another 10 minutes. Try to keep the veggies from turning brown. A little golden color is ok but they should preferably sweat and not add any color.
Add the cans of tomatoes and try to crush them a bit with your spatula or spoon. Otherwise you can place the tomatoes in a bowl, crush them with your hands and then add them to the pot.
Season with salt and pepper and give it a good mix.
Cook for 30 minutes. Turn off the heat and let it cool for 10-15 minutes.
Process in a blender until smooth.
At this point you can decide if to add it back to the pot and keep cooking it maybe for another 30 minutes or keep it as is and maybe freeze some of it.
I usually use keep it like this since I will eventually keep cooking it when I use it for whatever dish I add it to.

Use it to dress your favorite pasta dishes, pizza, for a stew, a braise or simply add on top of some crusty bread with a drizzle of evoo. Enjoy!

Simple Tomato Sauce

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