Mario Batali's Basic Tomato Sauce

By kimvess

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 Spanish Onion (chopped into 1/4-inch dice)
• 4 Garlic cloves (thinly sliced)
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh Thyme (or 1 tablespoon thyme)
• 1/2 medium Carrots (finely shredded)
• 2 28-ounce cans peeled Whole Tomatoes (crushed by hand and juices reserved)
• Salt

Details

Servings 1
Cooking time 60mins
Adapted from abc.go.com

Preparation

Step 1

step 1

ingredients 1/4 cup Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

instructions In a saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat.

step 2

ingredients 1 Spanish Onion (chopped into 1/4-inch dice)
4 Garlic cloves (thinly sliced)

instructions Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft and light golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.

step 3

ingredients 3 tablespoons chopped fresh Thyme (or 1 tablespoon thyme)
1/2 medium Carrots (finely shredded)

instructions Add the thyme and carrot and cook 5 minutes more, until the carrot is soft.

step 4

ingredients 2 28-ounce cans peeled Whole Tomatoes (crushed by hand and juices reserved)
Salt

instructions Add the tomatoes and juice and bring to a boil, stirring often. Lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Season with salt. This sauce can be refrigerated for 1 week or frozen for 6 months.