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Simple Tomato Sauce Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 small onion chopped
2 cloves garlic chopped
1 stalk celery chopped
1 carrot chopped
Sea salt and fresh ground black pepper
1 (32 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
2 dried bay leaves
4 tbls unsalted butter
Directions:
Directions:
In a large casserole heat oil over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until soft and translucent about 5-10 minutes. Add celery and carrots and season with salt and pepper. Saute until all the vegetables are soft about 5-10 minutes. Add tomatoes and bay leaves and simmer uncovered on low heat for 1 hour or until thick. Remove bay leaves and check for seasoning. If sauce tastes acidic, add unsalted butter, 1 tbls at a time to round out the flavors. Add 1/2 the tomato sauce to food process or blender. Process until smooth. Continue with remaining tomato sauce.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
If not using all the sauce, allow to cool completely and pour 1-2 cup portions into a freezer plastic bag. This will freeze up to 6 months.

 

 

 

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