'winter' Marinara

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, sliced
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup beef stock
• 1 teaspoon salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a medium sized saucepan heat olive oil over medium heat.
• 2 add onion, garlic, basil, salt, pepper, and cinnamon.
• 3 cook mixture until onion and garlic are translucent, 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally. reduce heat if onions and/or garlic start to brown.
• 4 empty the tomatoes (including juice) into a separate bowl. using your hands, squeeze and crush each tomato.
• 5 add the tomatoes and juice to the onion and garlic mixture.
• 6 add the cup of beef stock.
• 7 over medium heat, continue cooking uncovered until sauce reduces by 1/3 (30-45 minutes), stirring occasionally to make sure sauce doesn't burn.
• 8 use the sauce in a meaty lasagna or sub it for any other sauce in any other recipe for a change.