Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 (6.5 ounce) cans canned tomato sauce
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a large, heavy pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.

2. Stir crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and water with the onion mixture until smooth; add sugar, parsley, basil, salt, Italian seasoning, fennel, and pepper. Stir the mixture, bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened and the seasonings have permeated the sauce, 1 hour to 90 minutes.

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