Kicked Up Marinara Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 (28 ounce) cans plum tomatoes
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small onion
• 1/2 small bell pepper
• 1 stalk celery
• 1 carrot
• 1 cup mushroom
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 pinch dried thyme
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1 anchovy fillet, mashed

Recipe

• 1 pour 2 of the canned tomates into large bowl and mash into pieces with hands.
• 2 purree contents of third can and add.
• 3 dice all the vegetables and garlic and saute in the oil with bay leaf until just tender.
• 4 add all remaining spices except sugar.
• 5 stir for one minute.
• 6 add all remaining ingredients.
• 7 simmer on low heat in large, non-reactive pot (uncovered) for at least one hour.