Basic Tomato Sauce

By charlotteh371

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 Spanish onion, cut into 1/4" diced pieces
• 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 3 tbsp. chopped fresh thyme
• 1/2 medium carrot, finely shredded
• 2 28 oz cans crushed tomatoes
• salt to taste

Preparation

Step 1

in a 3 quart saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. add onion and garlic and cook until soft and light golden brown, 8 to 10 mins. add thyme and carrot and cook until carrot is soft, about 5mins. add tomatoes, with their juice, and bring to a boil, stirring often.

lower the heat and simmer until as thick as hot cereal, about 30 mins. season with salt. can be refridgerated for up to 1 week or frozen for 6 mnths.