Tomato Sauce

Name: Tomato Sauce
Yield: 2¼ cups.
Ingredients: 2 cups (1-pound 1-ounce can) tomatoes; 1 cup water; ½ teaspoon chopped fresh. basil leaves; ¾ cup tomato purée; 1 cup thinly sliced carrots; ½ teaspoon sugar; 1 bay leaf; ½ teaspoon crumbled, dried oregano; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 small white onions, sliced; 2 cups thinly sliced celery; 1 clove garlic, halved

Preparation info

2¼ cups
.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Feast Made for Laughter

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1982

About

Ingredients

2 small white onions, sliced
1 clove garlic, halved
3 tablespoons olive oil

Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Sauté the onion and garlic in the oil in a saucepan. Add the celery, carrots, bay leaf, salt, tomatoes, purée, and water. Cover and cook slowly 1 hour.
Add the sugar, basil, and oregano to the saucepan. Cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes. Put through a sieve or food mill or blend in a food processor. Reheat and serve over black pepper veal loaf.