How to make simple tomato sauce

July 9, 2020 5:29 PM

Serve this sauce with any carbohydrates and you are good to go.

Tomato sauce can be any of a number of tomato-based sauces, so long as the predominant ingredient is tomato.

Ingredients

1 medium onion

2 stalks of celery

2 medium carrots

3 tablespoons olive oil

3 cloves of garlic finely chopped

4 14.5 oz cans crushed tomatoes

1 good handful fresh flatleaf parsley chopped

1 good handful fresh basil chopped

Salt and Pepper to taste

Method

Add the onion, carrots, and celery and to a food processor and chop it into small pieces.
Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large saucepan on medium heat and saute the onion, celery, and carrots until they are soft and no liquid is being released from them.
In the middle of the softened vegetables, form a well, add the remaining olive oil, followed by the garlic. Allow the garlic to brown slightly (being careful not to let it burn).
Mix in the tomatoes and herbs.
Add seasoning, bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 30 minutes.
If you like a thinner sauce you can add it to the food processor and puree into your desired consistency or if you like a thicker sauce, skip this step.

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