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My Favorite Simple Red Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • In a large pot, heat oil over medium high heat.
  • Add onion and garlic and saute until soft and translucent, about 2 minutes.
  • Add celery and carrots and season with salt and pepper. Saute until all the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes.
  • Add tomatoes, basil, and bay leaves and simmer covered on low heat for 1 hour or until thick.
  • Remove bay leaves and check for seasoning. If sauce still tastes acidic, add unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon at a time to round out the flavors.
  • Process until smooth or leave chunky...whichever you prefer...the taste is the same.
  • If not using all the sauce, allow it to cool completely and pour 1 to 2 cup portions into freezer plastic bags. This will freeze up to 6 months.

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  • misahungry 15 years ago
    I made raviolis the other day and thought a creamy sauce would go better with them than just straight up tomato. Enter the heavy cream. I just poured in a little bit of heavy cream into my already prepared tomato sauce, and it was a perfect variation. Give it a try.
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