pomodoro pasta sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2 stalks celery, with leaves, chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 1 small sweet onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1/2 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups red
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• stir the diced tomatoes, celery, carrots, sweet onion, garlic, tomato paste, water, red , sage, basil, parsley, oregano, salt, and pepper together in a large pot and bring to a boil. reduce heat to low and cook the sauce at a simmer until the carrots are tender, about 1 hour.
• pour the sauce into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway. hold the lid of the blender in place with a towel and carefully start the blender using a few quick pulses to get the sauce moving before leaving it on to puree. puree in batches until smooth and pour into a clean container. alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the sauce in the pot.