Adding this surprising ingredient will give your sauce the perfect amount of sweetness!

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A good tomato sauce has the power to transform a dish from basic to fantastic.

The Italian-American chefposted a videoon Instagram giving a step-by-step breakdown of how she incorporates the unexpected ingredient.

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She starts off encouraging viewers to invest in good-quality tomatoes as the base for your sauce.

Then she tosses in a whole peeled carrot.

Giada also uses the carrot as a way to check whether her sauce is cooked.

We think Giadas trick seems like an easy and delicious way to add some sweetness to your sauce.