Mama's Tomato Sauce
A simple recipe for tomato sauce made with crushed tomatoes, celery and carrots easily made on the stove and perfect for a multitude of dishes.
Servings: 6 cups
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup onions chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 2 carrots chopped
- (2) 32 ounce cans crushed tomatoes
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 6 leaves basil torn (or 1 teaspoon dried basil)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon sugar or honey
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat.
- Add the onions and garlic and cook until soft and translucent, 2 minutes.
- Add the celery and carrots and season with salt and pepper. Cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add the crushed tomatoes, oregano and basil. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low and simmer.
- Cook covered for 1 hour or until thickened.
- Using an immersion blender, puree the vegetables. If you don't have an immersion blender, place 1/2 the tomato sauce into the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth. Continue with the remaining sauce.
- Stir in the butter and sugar and season with salt and pepper to taste.