Nora Ephron's Carrot Spaghetti
This is Nora Ephron's recipe for pasta sauce. It's so simple to make and 100% delicious. It's made of carrots, celery, onions, tomatoes, and a lot of butter. The perfect combo!
Equipment
- A food processor
- A dutch oven
Ingredients
- 3 large fresh carrots
- 3 stalks fresh celery
- 12 ounce can of tomatoes
- ½ onion
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon red pepper
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- A dash of freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
- In a dutch oven, warm a teaspoon of olive oil.
- Add carrots, celery, the can of tomatoes, and onion to a food processer and pulse until ingredients are finely chopped. Make sure not to over chop the mixture.
- Pour the carrot mixture into the pan and sautee for 10 minutes. Add in a stick of butter and stir until it melts.
- Add in the red pepper, salt, and freshly cracked pepper.
- Simmer on the stove for another 15 minutes.
- Serve with pasta and top with parmesan.
Notes
Do not over-process the mixture in the food processor. You want the mixture to be finely chopped instead of liquid.
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