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Marinara Sauce Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/4 cup olive oil
2 cups coarsely chopped onion
1/2 cup sliced carrots
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
4 cups canned whole italian plum tomatoes
salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 Tbsp butter
1 tsp dried oregano
1 Tbsp chopped fresh basil or 1 tsp dried basil
Directions:
Directions:
Heat the oil in a large open skillet or dutch oven. Add the onion, carrot and garlic. Cook stirring until the vegetables are golden brown. Add the tomatoes (squish with your hands) to the vegetables and add salt and pepper to taste. Partially cover and simmer 15 minutes.Add remaining ingredients, partially cover and simmer 30 minutes longer.Variations:With mushrooms: quarter 3/4 lb of fresh mushrooms and cook them in 2 Tbsp. olive oil, plus 2 Tbsp butter, until golden brown. Add the mushrooms to the sauce for the last 1/2 hour of cooking.With meatballs: combine 1/2 lb. ground pork or veal with 1 egg, lightly beaten, 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley, 1/2 cup bread crumbs, grated rind of 1/2 lemon, 2 Tbsp grated fresh parmesan cheese, 1/4 tsp grated nutmeg, and salt to taste. Add 2 garlic cloves, finely minced if desired. Shape the mixture into 12 small balls and dust them lightly with flour. Brown on all sides in 2 Tbsp oil, plus 2 Tbsp butter. Add the meatballs to the sauce for the last 1/2 hour of cooking.
Serve with your favorite pasta
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is a nice light sauce Mom found in her Ed Giobbi Cookbook. She has been making it for years. Fun and delicious.

 

 

 

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