Homemade Tomato Sauce

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Yields3 Servings
Prep Time30 minsCook Time4 hrsTotal Time4 hrs 30 mins
 10 ripe tomatoes
  2 tablespoons olive oil
  2 tablespoons butter
  1 onion, chopped
  1 green bell pepper, chopped
  2 carrots, chopped
  4 cloves garlic, minced
  1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
  1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  1/4 cup Burgundy wine
  1 bay leaf
  2 stalks celery
  2 tablespoons tomato paste
1

Bring a pot of water to a boil. Have ready a large bowl of iced water. Cut an X on one side of each of the tomatoes. Plunge whole tomatoes in boiling water until skin starts to peel, 1 minute. Remove with slotted spoon and place in ice bath. Let rest until cool enough to handle, then remove peel and squeeze out seeds.

2

Chop 8 tomatoes and puree in blender or food processor.

3

Chop remaining 2 tomatoes and set aside.

4

In a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat, cook onion, bell pepper, carrot and garlic in oil and butter until onion starts to soften, 5 minutes.

5

Pour in pureed tomatoes.

6

Stir in chopped tomato, basil, Italian seasoning and wine.

7

Place bay leaf and whole celery stalks in pot.

8

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 2 hours.

9

Stir in tomato paste and simmer an additional 2 hours.

10

Discard bay leaf and celery and serve.

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Ingredients

 10 ripe tomatoes
  2 tablespoons olive oil
  2 tablespoons butter
  1 onion, chopped
  1 green bell pepper, chopped
  2 carrots, chopped
  4 cloves garlic, minced
  1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
  1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  1/4 cup Burgundy wine
  1 bay leaf
  2 stalks celery
  2 tablespoons tomato paste

Directions

1

Bring a pot of water to a boil. Have ready a large bowl of iced water. Cut an X on one side of each of the tomatoes. Plunge whole tomatoes in boiling water until skin starts to peel, 1 minute. Remove with slotted spoon and place in ice bath. Let rest until cool enough to handle, then remove peel and squeeze out seeds.

2

Chop 8 tomatoes and puree in blender or food processor.

3

Chop remaining 2 tomatoes and set aside.

4

In a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat, cook onion, bell pepper, carrot and garlic in oil and butter until onion starts to soften, 5 minutes.

5

Pour in pureed tomatoes.

6

Stir in chopped tomato, basil, Italian seasoning and wine.

7

Place bay leaf and whole celery stalks in pot.

8

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 2 hours.

9

Stir in tomato paste and simmer an additional 2 hours.

10

Discard bay leaf and celery and serve.

Notes

Homemade Tomato Sauce

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