Recipe - Italian Sauce of Awesomeness

This is a recipe Kenny (my roommate) and I wrote. You can take this basic concept and try different types of canned tomatoes or even adding different herbs and spices. This recipe is meant to set the stage for a few light Italian recipes that are soon to come. Word of advice, start this recipe on a day off. Give it as much time as you can to cook and marry the flavors. The more time the better! This sauce is about a point a serving (about a cup).

Italian Sauce of Awesomeness

Ingredients:

1 large onion, chopped

3 cloves of garlic, minced (more if you prefer)

1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped fine

4 fresh basil leaves, chopped fine
3- 28oz cans crushed tomatoes
1 Tbsp oregano, dried
1 tsp rosemary, crushed or whole/chopped
1 Tbsp olive oil
Salt/pepper to taste

In a large sauce pot, on medium high heat, add in the oil. When oil is hot, add onions and garlic and sweat them till translucent. Add a few pinches of salt and pepper. Don't go overboard, you can add season later. Add the oregano and rosemary. (If you are using dried parsley and basil, add them now as well)

At this point you want to pour in your crushed tomatoes.

Drop your heat to simmer and add in your parsley and basil. (If you are using fresh)

Simmer your pot of sauce for two to three house, stirring every half hour or so. It's very important, when you are stirring, not to scrape the bottom of the pot. Something will burn at the bottom and you do not want to incorporate that taste into your sauce.