Maialino Marinara From 'Family Table'

• 2/3 cup olive oil
• 2/3 cup chopped white onion
• 1/4 cup chopped peeled carrot
• 4 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 (28-ounce) cans plum tomatoes, preferably San Marzano, crushed with your hands, with their liquid
• 3-4 large fresh basil sprigs

1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the onion, carrot, and garlic and cook, stirring, until the onion is translucent and the carrot is soft, 10 to 15 minutes.
2. Add the salt, pepper, and sugar, stir in the tomatoes and 1/2 cup water, and bring just to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes. Remove from the heat.
3. Remove and discard the garlic and pass the sauce through a food mill into a bowl (see headnote). Add the basil sprigs and let the sauce cool to room temperature.
4. Remove and discard the basil and transfer the sauce to an airtight container. (The sauce can be refrigerated, tightly covered, for up to 1 week or frozen for up to 3 months.)

olive oil, white onion, peeled carrot, garlic, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, sugar, tomatoes, fresh basil sprigs

Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/04/maialino-marinara-from-family-table.html (may not work)