Pasta Sauce - Vegan

Name: Pasta Sauce - Vegan
Total time: 115
Yield: 6
Ingredients: ¼ cup chopped celery; ¼ cup chopped green bell pepper; ¼ cup chopped red bell pepper; ¼ cup chopped yellow bell pepper; ¼ cup chopped carrot; 2 tablespoons basil, or to taste; 2 tablespoons oregano, or to taste; ¼ teaspoon thyme, or to taste; 1 tablespoon salt, or to taste; 1 tablespoon ground black pepper, or to taste; 3 tablespoons olive oil; ¼ cup chopped white onion; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 20 ripe tomatoes - peeled, seeded, and chopped; ½ cup red wine, divided; 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Recipe by MartyRiv from allrecipes.com

2 Hr. 55 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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¼ cup chopped celery
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¼ cup chopped green bell pepper
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¼ cup chopped red bell pepper
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¼ cup chopped yellow bell pepper
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¼ cup chopped carrot
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2 tablespoons basil, or to taste
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2 tablespoons oregano, or to taste
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¼ teaspoon thyme, or to taste

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1 tablespoon salt, or to taste
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1 tablespoon ground black pepper, or to taste
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3 tablespoons olive oil
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¼ cup chopped white onion
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4 cloves garlic, minced
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20 ripe tomatoes - peeled, seeded, and chopped
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½ cup red wine, divided
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2 tablespoons cornstarch

Instructions

Mix celery, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, carrot, basil, oregano, thyme, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl until the vegetables are evenly coated in seasonings.
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until onion is soft and garlic is light golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Add vegetable mixture to the skillet; cook and stir until hot, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.
Combine tomatoes and 1/4 cup red wine in a large pot over low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes begin to soften, 15 to 20 minutes.
Pour tomato mixture into a blender with remaining 1/4 cup red wine and cornstarch to no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth.
Return blended tomatoes to pot over medium-low heat. Stir vegetable mixture through tomato sauce; bring to a simmer and cook until thick, about 1 hour.