This makes a very thick sauce. I use it instead of catsup. Double the recipe and freeze some for later.
INGREDIENTS:
1 clove garlic minced
1 medium onion diced (approximately 1 cup)
1/3 cup olive oil
1 celery stalk chopped
1 carrot shredded
1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
4 bay leaves
1 medium apple cored (the best is an apple that has been sitting around for a bit)
Salt and pepper to taste
Pour the olive oil into a large saucepan. Add the minced garlic and diced onion. Saute until golden on a medium low heat. Then add the chopped celery and shredded carrot. Saute until tender. Add the crushed tomatoes, bay leaves, and cored apple. Simmer uncovered for 1 hour. Remove the apple and bay leaves. This makes a rustic style sauce, for a smooth sauce let it cool and then put it through a blender or food processor in small batches.
NOTES: Add more tomato for a thinner sauce. I found a company that produces canned crushed tomatoes where the ingredients are only organic roma tomatoes. This brand tends to have a bitter flavor, but the cored apple will add a lot of sweetness (a “secret” from a friend’s Italian grandmother). I use a slotted spoon to remove the bay leaves and apple, if you don’t want to go on a fishing expedition wrap them in a cheese cloth instead.
INGREDIENTS:
1 clove garlic minced
1 medium onion diced (approximately 1 cup)
1/3 cup olive oil
1 celery stalk chopped
1 carrot shredded
1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
4 bay leaves
1 medium apple cored (the best is an apple that has been sitting around for a bit)
Salt and pepper to taste
Pour the olive oil into a large saucepan. Add the minced garlic and diced onion. Saute until golden on a medium low heat. Then add the chopped celery and shredded carrot. Saute until tender. Add the crushed tomatoes, bay leaves, and cored apple. Simmer uncovered for 1 hour. Remove the apple and bay leaves. This makes a rustic style sauce, for a smooth sauce let it cool and then put it through a blender or food processor in small batches.
NOTES: Add more tomato for a thinner sauce. I found a company that produces canned crushed tomatoes where the ingredients are only organic roma tomatoes. This brand tends to have a bitter flavor, but the cored apple will add a lot of sweetness (a “secret” from a friend’s Italian grandmother). I use a slotted spoon to remove the bay leaves and apple, if you don’t want to go on a fishing expedition wrap them in a cheese cloth instead.
