My Marinara

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb	454g / 16oz	To large onion - diced (medium)
3		Garlic cloves - minced
1		Red bell pepper - diced
4 tablespoons	60ml	Olive oil
1		Mushroom pieces - (4 oz) - drained
1		Whole tomatoes - (24 oz) - chopped, and
		The juice reserved
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Fresh tomatoes - diced
1		Ripe olives - (4 oz) - diced
1		Tomato paste - (6oz)
2 teaspoons	10ml	Sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Freshly-ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Dried basil
2		Bay leaves

Recipe Instructions

Saute the onion, garlic, and red bell pepper in the oil in a large pot for 5 to 7 minutes. Add the mushrooms, canned tomatoes with the juice and fresh tomatoes, stirring well to combine all of the ingredients. Add the olives, then stir in the tomato paste. Sprinkle the sugar, salt, pepper, oregano and basil over the mixture and place the bay leaves in the pot. Mix well.

Bring the mixture to a boil, lower to simmer, cover, and cook about 2 hours. Remove the bay leaves before serving.

This recipe yields 3 to 4 cups.

Source:
CHEF DU JOUR - (Show # DJ-9197) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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