Tomato Sauce with Olive Oil and Chopped Vegetables Recipe

Tomato Sauce with Olive Oil and Chopped Vegetables Recipe

  • 2 pounds fresh, ripe tomatoes, prepared as described below, OR 2 cups canned imported Italian plum tomatoes, cut up, with their juice
  • 2/3 cup chopped carrot
  • 2/3 cup chopped celery
  • 2/3 cup chopped onion
  • Salt
  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 to 1½ pounds pasta
  1. Put either the prepared fresh tomatoes or the canned in a saucepan, add the carrot, celery, onion, and salt, and cook with no cover on the pan at a slow, steady simmer for 30 minutes. Stir from time to time.
  2. Add the olive oil, raise the heat slightly to bring to a somewhat stronger simmer, and stir occasionally, while reducing the tomato to as much of a pulp as you can with the back of the spoon. Cook for 15 minutes, then taste and correct for salt.
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