Ingredients:

  • 1 yellow onion
  • 2 large garlic clove
  • 2 35oz can GOOD QUALITY whole peeled tomatoes
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • ½ cup red wine- preferably Chianti
  • ¼ cup chopped parsley
  • ¼ cup chopped basil
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp sugar

Directions:

  1. Roughly chop onion and garlic and put in food processor. Add salt and pepper. Pulse until finely minced. It will look almost like a moist paste.  *Having the garlic and onion be so fine allows it to really blend with the tomatoes, it almost melts right into the sauce!
  2. In large pot, heat olive oil over medium heat and add onion mixture from food processor. Let cook in oil for about 5 minutes. Make sure onions do not burn.
  3. Add 1 canned tomato to pot and mash the whole peeled tomatoes with potato masher. Put the other can of tomatoes in food processor for a few pulses, until whole tomatoes are ground up. Then add to pot.
  4. Add chicken stock and red wine.  Stir to combine
  5. Add freshly chopped parsley and basil.
  6. Add tomato paste and sugar. Stir to combine.
  7. Let simmer on medium low heat for 60 to 90 minutes.