Classic Pomodoro Sauce

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Gate Easy Vegetarian Cookbook

By Adrian Daniel and Michael Daniel

Published 2007

  • About

Considering this is probably one of the most cooked sauces in the world, we are still surprised by the number of people who ask for a recipe.

Ingredients

  • Spanish onion 1 large, finely chopped
  • olive oil 2 tbsp
  • garlic cloves

Method

  1. Sauté the onion in the oil until translucent: about 6–7 minutes. Add the garlic, carrot, and celery and continue cooking until the carrots and celery are soft: another 5 minutes or so.
  2. Add the canned tomatoes, bay leaves, red wine, sun-dried tomatoes, and sugar and gently simmer for 25 minutes.
  3. Remove the bay leaves. Add the torn basil and blend to a pur