Chunky Tomato Sauce

Categories: Italian, tomato sauce

Ingredients

• 5 cloves of garlic
• sea salt and ground pepper
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 carrots, peeled and grated
• 2-3 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 cup of fresh basil (or 1 tbsp dried)
• 2 tbsp of fresh oregano (or about 1 tbsp dried)
• 28 oz tomato sauce (I use Hunt's Tomato Sauce)

Directions

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   For extra awesome tasting garlic, peel and place the cloves in foil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and drizzle with 2 tbsp of olive oil. Wrap it up in the foil as tight as you can and place directly on the oven rack. Roast until brown and tender at 400 degrees F for about 25 minutes.

2. SAUCE: Saute onions and carrots with oil in a saucepan.

3. Add the tomato paste and stir well.

4. Cook for about 10 minutes

5. When the veggies are soft, add minced garlic (or the fancy roasted garlic), salt, pepper, basil, oregano and stir together.

6. Pour in the sauce and bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer for 1 hour uncovered.

7. Stir occasionally or it can burn!

8. Puree if you want the sauce smooth, but it’s delicious when it’s chunky.

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