Marinara Glitter-style

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 medium onion, chopped finely
• 2 stalks celery, chopped fine
• 1 green bell peppers or 1 red bell pepper, chopped finely
• 1 carrot, peeled and shredded
• 3 cloves garlic, minced fine
• 3 large mushrooms, sliced or chopped to preference
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (28 ounce) can stewed tomatoes or 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• 1/2 cup red wine, to taste
• 6 sprigs fresh italian parsley, chopped fine
• 8 fresh basil leaves, chopped fine or 2 tablespoons frozen homemade pesto sauce
• fresh ground pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1 pinch finely ground fennel
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 pinch hot pepper flakes (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a 4 qt.
• 2 pan add and saute onion, celery,and green pepper.
• 3 when your onion is clear not brown, add the rest of your ingredients.
• 4 bring to a boil.
• 5 simmer 20-30 minutes.
• 6 if you like a thicker sauce can be cooked longer.
• 7 this can be used on pasta, etc.
• 8 right away or frozen for later use.
• 9 p.
• 10 s.
• 11 --ifyou prefer a meat sauce use this same recipe, except leave out the beef bouillion.
• 12 brown 1/2 lb.
• 13 beef plus 1/2lb.
• 14 of lamb or use italian sausage meat without the casing.
• 15 meatballs is another variation.