Simple Tomato Sauce

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Lavish Leftovers

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (30)

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Cook Time:
1 hr 20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 cups

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 20 min
Total:: 1 hr 35 min

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Ingredients

1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 (32-ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
4 to 6 basil leaves
2 dried bay leaves
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, optional

Directions

In a large casserole pot, heat oil over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until soft and translucent, about 2 minutes. Add celery and carrots and season with salt and pepper. Saute until all the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, basil, and bay leaves and simmer covered on low heat for 1 hour or until thick. Remove bay leaves and check for seasoning. If sauce still tastes acidic, add unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon at a time to round out the flavors.

Add half the tomato sauce into the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth. Continue with remaining tomato sauce.

If not using all the sauce, allow it to cool completely and pour 1 to 2 cup portions into freezer plastic bags. This will freeze up to 6 months.

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recipe Simple Tomato Sauce
JENNIFER Rancho Cucamonga, CA 07-17-2008
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terrific flavor
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe has great flavor. It's a bit chunky for some of my recipes, so next time I'll make it 2 ways - some the original... way, and then some will be blended smooth. Wonderful!Read more
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Anonymous 03-02-2008
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Very tasty
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I loved the flavor of this sauce! I may have let it thicken too long - it was VERY thick. I also pureed half (after seeing... how thick it was) and added back to sauce. Other than that, I made the recipe exactly as written! A bit of the pasta water added to the sauce thinned it out enough to coat all pasta.Read more
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Anonymous 12-14-2007
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Very good, simple sauce
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Very easy sauce to make with a very good flavor.
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alice quantico, VA 06-07-2007
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Tying my talents
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I followed this recipe after just seeing on the show and just loved it..
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Anonymous 05-31-2007
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Yummy
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Mine burnt pretty badly even though I was stirring it frequently. Anyone else have this problem? ... href="http:yourchessgame.com">Thanks!Read more
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Amy Arlington Heights, IL 05-28-2007
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OMG!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is the best sauce ever!!!!