Chef's notes
To really elevate this you can make your own peeled tomatoes. As always, ingredients that are local and/ or homegrown are preferred.
Serving Suggestions:
- Meatballs
- Chicken Parmesan
- Pizza Base
Other ways to elevate the sauce:
- Ghee instead of olive oil or butter.
- Make your own peeled tomatoes.
- As much garlic as you like.
- Allow as much time to cook as possible.
- Homemade noodles.
Details
- โฒ๏ธ Prep time: 30-40 Minutes
- ๐ณ Cook time: 2 Hours
- ๐ฝ๏ธ Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 2 Yellow Onions (Large)
- 1 Whole Garlic Clove
- 4 Tbsp Dried Italian Seasoning
- 1 Tbsp Dried Oregano
- 1/2 Tsp Crushed Red Pepper
- 2 Tbsp Granulated Sugar
- 2 Tsp Salt
- 1 1/2 Tsp Ground Black Pepper
- 4 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 6 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
- 2- 28 Oz Cans of whole peeled San Marzano plum tomatoes
- 1 Cup Dry Red Wine
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 1/2 Cup Fresh Chopped Parsley
- 3/4 Cup Fresh Chopped Basil
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 6 oz Tomato Paste
Directions
- Rough dice the onion
- Peel and crush the garlic cloves
- Add the onion, garlic, crushed red pepper, sugar, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until it is a paste.
- Heat up butter in dutch oven, or other dish large enough to hold all ingredients.
- Add olive oil to dutch oven over medium heat and add the onion mixture to the hot oil and butter to cook. Stirring constantly until fragrant.
- Use hands to crush the whole to crush whole tomatoes before adding to the dutch oven.
- Add crushed tomatoes and bay leaves to dutch oven. Stir frequently until it thickens and darkens in color. (Roughly 5-10 minutes)
- Stir in the tomato paste, red wine and Worcestershire sauce until well combined.
- Bring to a boil and cook partially covered to avoid splatters on medium-low heat for 1-2 hours.
- While cooking you'll want to stir occasionally and taste for seasoning. Add salt and pepper for flavor and sugar to lower the acidity of the tomatoes.
- Stir in the fresh parsley and basil.