Homemade Marinara Sauce

Nothing tastes better than homemade marinara sauce.  This sauce has the perfect balance of acidity and sweetness with no added sugar or processed oils. I hope you take the time to try this for yourself it doesn't take long to get a delicious sauce.

Ingredients

2 Tbsp Olive Oil

1 Medium onion chopped

4 cloves of garlic hopped

1- 6oz can of tomato paste

1/4 cup red wine

2- 28oz cans of whole peeled tomatoes (MUST be ITALIAN san marzano or Cento tomatoes) **

1 tsp himalayan Salt

1/4 tsp ground black pepper

1 Large or 2 small carrots peeled #

3 TBSP Fresh Basil

Method

Sweat onions and garlic on medium low heat until soft.

Next add in tomato paste stirring constantly for 2-3 minutes add in wine, tomatoes, salt, pepper, carrots and bring to boil. 

Cook for 1 hour stopping to stir occasionally. Taste and adjust seasonings. 

Once sauce is finished cooking pour 2 cups of sauce including big chunky tomatoes that haven't broken down into a bowl or blender and blend until smooth. Pour it back into the sauce for a thicker sauce with a little bit of texture. (you could always puree the entire pot for a smooth sauce) 

Stir in basil leaves. Enjoy!

Notes from the chef

**You must use Italian sweet tomatoes because these are less acidic than traditntal tomatoes and make a smooth delicious sauce with out the need to add butter at the end.  I like to buy the private selection San Marzano  tomatoes with basil already added to them.

# Even if you hate carrots you MUST add these in. The carrots add natural sweetness to the tomato sauce and take away any hard acid taste for the most amazing marinara sauce. 

Recipe Adapted from FIXATE cookbook.

21DFX containers: 3 green, 1/2 tsp   Makes 12 (1/2 cup servings)