Homemade Tomato Sauce With Italian Sausage And Red Wine

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 spanish onion, diced small
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
• 3 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves, chopped
• 1/2 medium carrot, finely grated
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
• 1 lb sweet italian sausage
• 1 cup red wine (i use cabernet sauvignon)
• salt (optional)

Recipe

• 1 saute 1 lb. sweet italian sausage until light pink, almost done.
• 2 add olive oil, onion and garlic and cook on medium until soft and golden brown, about 8-10 minutes.
• 3 add the thyme and carrot and cook 5 minutes more, until the carrot is soft.
• 4 add the red wine and cook for one minute.
• 5 add the canned tomatoes and bring to a boil, stirring often.
• 6 lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes until consistensy is thick.
• 7 season with salt if desired (i usually don't need to) and serve.
• 8 you can substitute 1 tablespoon dried thyme for the fresh thyme.
• 9 try adding 2 cups of grated fresh zucchini at the same time as the tomatoes for a fresh summer sauce.
• 10 try adding one pound of fresh sliced mushrooms at the same time as the carrots.