Home-made tomato sauce

HOME -MADE TOMATO SAUCE for Pasta 

Ingredients

• 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 Red wine 

• 1 bay leaf 

• 2 stalks celery 

• 2 tablespoons tomato paste 

THE HOW TO BIT 

1. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Have ready a large bowl of iced water. 

2. Plunge whole tomatoes in boiling water until skin starts to peel, 1 minute. 

3. Remove with a slotted spoon and place in ice bath.

4.  Let rest until cool enough to handle, then remove the peel and squeeze out the seeds.

5.  Chop 8 tomatoes and puree in a blender or food processor. 

6. Chop the remaining two tomatoes and set aside.

7. 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. 

8. Pour in pureed tomatoes. Stir in chopped tomato, basil, Italian seasoning and wine. 

9. Place bay leaf and whole celery stalks in pot.

10.  Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 2 hours. 

11. Stir in tomato paste and simmer an additional 2 hours.

12.  Discard bay leaf and celery and serve.