I say Marinara inspired because I was going for the taste of Marinara but it became something completely different. Tastes great though.
Ingredients:
-1/2 cup olive oil
-1 carrot, minced
-1 white onion, minced
-2 garlic cloves, minced
-4 celery stalks, minced
-2 10 ounce cans stewed tomatoes
-1 tbsp. sea salt
-1 tsp. ground black pepper
-1 tsp. tarragon
-1 tsp. parsley
-1 tsp. basil
-1 tsp. crushed red pepper flake
In a medium sauce pan on high heat pour in the olive oil. Sautee the carrot, celery, onion, and garlic for 5 minutes or until the onion is clear. Reduce heat and pour in the tomatoes, sea salt, pepper, tarragon, parsley, basil, and red pepper flake. Simmer and stir every 15 minutes. Cook for a total of 45 minutes to an hour. Serve
Enjoy,
Eric
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This is very creative. Did you make it up? What was the inspiration? GREG
I just started with the base of celery, carrot, celery, and garlic and built the sauce from there. I wanted a marinara sauce but it came out much better and different than a traditional marinara.
I had a few friends over last night and I was trying to impress. I think it worked out pretty well.
eric
Looking good! Should it simmer uncovered to help thicken the sauce?
I left it uncovered. I left it a little oily so when I poured it over the pasta it would take a minimal amount of sauce to coat the pasta evenly.
It’s my preference but it’s open to your interpretation,
Eric
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