Cookie's Marinara Sauce

My alter ego's nickname is Cookie.

Why Cookie? Because she's Cookie the cook, and her friends are Drunkie the drunk, Studdie the stud, and DJ-ee the DJ. 

She thinks she's an Italian-American socialite. 

Any good Italian-American Sunday dinner needs good bread, red wine, and a nice homemade marinara sauce.

Cookie's Marinara

1/4 cup olive oil

2-3 large garlic cloves, minced

1 medium yellow onion, chopped

2 15oz cans diced tomatoes

2 15oz cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes

1 Tbsp sugar

2 tsp salt

2 tsp black pepper

2 tsp dried basil

2 tsp dried oregano

1/4 cup red wine

Up to 1 Tbsp crushed red pepper, optional

Heat the oil in a large pot. Sweat the garlic and onion. Add remaining ingredients and simmer uncovered for 1 hour, stirring occasionally and breaking up the tomatoes with a wooden spoon. 

Mangia. :)

To make true Sunday gravy, simply add sausage/meatballs/porkbone/ meat etc... ;)