Home-made tomato sauce
HOME -MADE TOMATO SAUCE for Pasta
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 Red wine
1 bay leaf
2 stalks celery
2 tablespoons tomato paste
THE HOW TO BIT
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Have ready a large bowl of iced water.
Plunge whole tomatoes in boiling water until skin starts to peel, 1 minute.
Remove with a slotted spoon and place in ice bath.
Let rest until cool enough to handle, then remove the peel and squeeze out the seeds.
Chop 8 tomatoes and puree in a blender or food processor.
Chop the remaining two tomatoes and set aside.
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.
Pour in pureed tomatoes. Stir in chopped tomato, basil, Italian seasoning and wine.
Place bay leaf and whole celery stalks in pot.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 2 hours.
Stir in tomato paste and simmer an additional 2 hours.
Discard bay leaf and celery and serve.