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Basic Tomato Sauce Recipe


Basic Tomato Sauce Recipe
This is a very simple, basic Italian tomato sauce. It is a foundation for many more complex sauces.

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Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 finely chopped small onion
  • 2 minced garlic cloves
  • 1 finely chopped stalk of celery
  • 1 finely chopped carrot
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 28-oz cans crushed tomatoes with juice
  • 2 dried bay leaves

Directions
  1. Heat oil over medium high heat.
  2. Add onion and garlic and sauté until soft and translucent, about 5 to 10 minutes.
  3. Add celery, carrots and season with salt and pepper.
  4. Sauté until all the vegetables are soft, about 5 to 10 minutes.
  5. Add tomatoes and bay leaves and simmer uncovered on very low heat for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until thick.
  6. Remove bay leaves and adjust the seasoning.
  7. Process until smooth, half of the tomato sauce in a food processor. Continue with remaining tomato sauce.
  8. Use the sauce as needed.
  9. Note: If not using all the sauce, allow it to cool completely and pour into freezer plastic bags. This will freeze up to 6 months.

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