Dad's Ultimate Pizza Sauce

Name: Dad's Ultimate Pizza Sauce
Total time: 85
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter; 2 tablespoons olive oil; ½ cup chopped onion; ¼ cup finely chopped celery; ½ teaspoon minced garlic; 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce; 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste; 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, ground; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon white sugar; ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 large bay leaf

Recipe by BetterCookingForSingleFathers from allrecipes.com

1 Hr. 25 Mins.

Ingredients

20 servings

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1 tablespoon butter
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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½ cup chopped onion
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¼ cup finely chopped celery
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½ teaspoon minced garlic
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1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
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1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
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2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

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1 teaspoon fennel seeds, ground
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1 teaspoon dried basil
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1 teaspoon dried oregano
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½ teaspoon salt
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½ teaspoon white sugar
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¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
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1 large bay leaf

Instructions

Melt butter with olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, celery, and garlic in the butter mixture until the onion is soft and translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.
Stir tomato sauce and tomato paste into the onion mixture until smooth; add Parmesan cheese, fennel seeds, basil, oregano, salt, sugar, pepper, and bay leaf. Stir the sauce and bring to a slow simmer; cook at a slow simmer for 1 hour. Remove and discard bay leaf before use.