Quick Tomato Sauce Recipe
Quick Tomato Sauce has a Delectable taste.The Bay leaves and pepper gives the Quick Tomato Sauce Improbable taste.
Ingredients
1/2 cup best-quality olive oil
3 cups finely chopped yellow onions
2 medium size carrots, peeled and finely chopped
2 cans, 28 ounces each, peeled plum tomatoes in tomato puree
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 bay leaf
1 cup finely chopped Italian parsley
4 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
1 tablespoon balsamic or other mild vinegar (optional)
Directions
Heat the oil in a heavy pot.
Add the onions and carrots and cook, covered, over low heat until vegetables are tender, about 25 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, basil, thyme, salt, cayenne pepper and bay leaf.
Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.
Remove the bay leaf and transfer the tomato mixture to the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade, or use a food mill fitted with a medium disc, and puree.
Return sauce to the pot and set the pot over medium heat.
Add the parsley and garlic and cook for another 5 minutes.
Taste and correct seasoning.
Add the balsamic vinegar if the sauce seems to lack intensity.
Serve immediately, or cool to room temperature, cover, and refrigerate or freeze
Add the onions and carrots and cook, covered, over low heat until vegetables are tender, about 25 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, basil, thyme, salt, cayenne pepper and bay leaf.
Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.
Remove the bay leaf and transfer the tomato mixture to the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade, or use a food mill fitted with a medium disc, and puree.
Return sauce to the pot and set the pot over medium heat.
Add the parsley and garlic and cook for another 5 minutes.
Taste and correct seasoning.
Add the balsamic vinegar if the sauce seems to lack intensity.
Serve immediately, or cool to room temperature, cover, and refrigerate or freeze