Tomato Sauce From Scratch
This is a hearty and tasty sauce that goes well with pasta or for making pizza. My spin on the tradiational spaghetti sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 medium to large onion diced
- 2 medium carrots chopped
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 4 cloves garlicminced
- 1 red bell pepper finely chopped
- 1 28oz can crushed tomatoes
- 2 28oz cans diced tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon of oil for sauté
- 1/4 cup tomato paste used small can
- 1 tbsp. basil
- 1 tbsp. Italian seasoning heaping
- 1/2 tsp. crushed red peppers
- 1 tsp. garlic granules
- 1 tsp. onion granules
- 1 tsp. celery salt
- 1/8 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp. salt taste before adding...
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large pot or Dutch oven
- Add onions pepper carrots celery and garlic and sauté until tender
- Add herbs, spices and maple syrup then sauté for a minute or two
- Pour in the tomatoes and add salt and pepper
- Simmer on medium for 1 hour