Kicked Up Marinara Sauce
- 3 (28 ounce) cans plum tomatoes
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion
- 12 small bell pepper
- 1 stalk celery
- 1 carrot
- 1 cup mushroom
- 3 cloves garlic
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 12 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 14 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 12 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 12 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 pinch dried thyme
- 12 cup red wine
- 1 anchovy fillet, mashed
- Pour 2 of the canned tomates into large bowl and mash into pieces with hands.
- Purree contents of third can and add.
- Dice all the vegetables and garlic and saute in the oil with bay leaf until just tender.
- Add all remaining spices except sugar.
- Stir for one minute.
- Add all remaining ingredients.
- Simmer on low heat in large, non-reactive pot (uncovered) for at least one hour.
tomatoes, olive oil, onion, bell pepper, celery, carrot, mushroom, garlic, salt, black pepper, white sugar, red pepper, bay leaf, oregano, basil, thyme, red wine, anchovy fillet
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/kicked-up-marinara-sauce-74125 (may not work)