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    Homemade Italian Red Sauce


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    Mama;s Little Notebook
    Homemade Italian Red Sauce

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    * 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. 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. Chop 8 tomatoes and puree in blender or food processor. Chop remaining two tomatoes and set aside.
    2. 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. Taste, and add more salt, pepper, oregano to your taste. Stir in tomato paste and simmer an additional 2 hours. Discard bay leaf and celery and serve.

 

 

 


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