Fresh Sicilian Tomato Sauce

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 6 cloves garlic (crushed)
• 2 medium onions (chopped)
• 9 cups ripe fresh tomatoes (, cored & chopped)
• 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes (undrained)
• 1 green pepper (chopped)
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley (chopped)
• 1/2 cup sweet vermouth
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon rosemary
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• salt
• black pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in an 8-quart heavy bottom pot.
• 2 saute garlic& onion until tender but not brown.
• 3 add all remaining ingredients except salt& pepper.
• 4 bring to a simmer and cook gently (uncovered) for 4 hours, stirring often.
• 5 add salt& pepper as desired.