Friday, November 14, 2014

Mario Batali's tomato sauce with carrots - naturally sweet and tender

This is the perfect tomato sauce for spaghetti, pizza and meatballs in tomato sauce. There is a 'secret' ingredient which provides natural sweetness and silky taste - carrot. You do not see the carrots in the sauce, but you will deffinitely taste the difference. It is a basic tomato sauce and I've prepared it many times without remembering the source, but I read somewhere lately that this is a Mario Batali's recipe which is quite possible - he knows best how to prepare Italian food. The only difference between his original recipe and this one here is that I add some tablespoons of butter which, according to my opinion provide even more silkyness to the sauce. Enjoy!



Mario Batali tomato sauce
Ingredients:
·         1 medium onion, peeled and cut in half
·         1 medium carrot, peeled and finely grated
·         3 cloves of garlic, minced
·        2 Tbsp butter
·         1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil or sunflower oil
·         28-ounce cans (2 x 800 g) whole peeled tomatoes crushed by hand and juices reserved
·         1 tsp salt
Mario Batali tomato sauce with carrots
Preparation:
Heat the oil and butter in a saucepan and add the onion and carrot. Cook until vegetables get soft (about 10 minutes on medium heat). Add garlic and after a minute stir in the tomatoes. Season with salt and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring often. Take out the onion and serve sauce with pasta or spread it onto a pizza.

2 comments:

  1. Nothing can beat a homemade sauce! Well done, the color is amazing-))

    Hugs,

    Yelena

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