Recipe #1: Mario Batali's Basic Tomato Sauce
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 red onion diced
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves, or 1 tablespoon dried
- 1/2 medium carrot, finely grated
- 2 (28-ounce) cans peeled whole tomatoes, crushed by hand and juices reserved
- Spaghetti
