Michele's Favorite Tomato Sauce

Serves: 4

Llewellyn Gorczany

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

54

Spice

50

Sweetness

55

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Olive Oil

3 cup

Water

3 cloves

Garlic

1

Salt

Directions:

1

In a large non-reactive saucepan heat olive oil

2

Add onions and carrots and reduce heat to low

3

Add 1/4 cup of water and garlic

4

Cover and cook gently until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes

5

Stir in tomatoes with puree, using a wooden spoon to break up tomatoes by mashing them against the sides of the saucepan

6

Add remaining 1/2 cup of water, cover and simmer over low heat for 1 hour, stirring now and then

7

Press sauce through a sieve or food mill and discard solids

8

Season to taste with salt and pepper

9

Use immediately or ladle into freezer containers

10

This sauce can freeze up to a year