Homemade Tomato Sauce

Name: Homemade Tomato Sauce
Total time: 280
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 10 ripe tomatoes; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 carrots, chopped; 1 onion, chopped; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 0.25 cup Burgundy wine; 0.25 cup chopped fresh basil; 0.25 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 2 stalks celery; 1 bay leaf; 2 tablespoons tomato paste

Recipe by MOLSON7 from allrecipes.com

Sauce 5 Hr. 40 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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10 ripe tomatoes
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2 tablespoons butter
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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2 carrots, chopped
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1 onion, chopped
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1 green bell pepper, chopped
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4 cloves garlic, minced

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0.25 cup Burgundy wine
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0.25 cup chopped fresh basil
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0.25 teaspoon Italian seasoning
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2 stalks celery
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1 bay leaf
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2 tablespoons tomato paste

Instructions

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Prepare a large bowl of ice water.
Plunge whole tomatoes in boiling water until skin starts to peel, about 1 minute. Remove with a slotted spoon and place in ice bath. Let rest until cool enough to handle.
Remove peels, squeeze out seeds and chop 8 tomatoes.
Puree tomatoes in a blender or food processor until smooth. Chop remaining 2 tomatoes and set aside.
Heat butter and oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add carrots, onion, bell pepper, and garlic; cook and stir until onion softens, about 5 minutes.
Pour in pureed tomatoes, then stir in chopped tomatoes, wine, basil, and Italian seasoning. Place celery stalks and bay leaf in the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 2 hours.
Stir in tomato paste; simmer for an additional 2 hours. Discard celery and bay leaf and serve.