Recipe
February 5, 2015
Best Tomato Sauce
Adding finely grated carrot to tomato sauce is a Mario Batali trick that boosts sweetness and colour.
Directions
Yield: 6 cups
- Place tomatoes with their juices in large mixing bowl. Remove and discard any bits of skin and unripe tomato. Gently crush tomatoes using your hands.
- In medium pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions. Cook, stirring, 3 minutes. Add garlic and carrot. Cook, stirring, 5 minutes. (Lower heat if it starts to brown.) Stir in tomatoes. Raise heat to high. When it starts to bubble, lower heat to maintain gentle simmer. Add basil. Cook, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes. Remove and discard basil. Season with salt and pepper. Add sugar, if necessary.
- For a more rustic sauce, leave as is. For a smoother sauce — ideal for pizzas — buzz with an immersion blender. Cool. Transfer to airtight containers. Refrigerate up to 1 week, or freeze up to 3 months.