INGREDIENTS
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2 1/2 cups (28 ounces) canned, peeled plum tomatoes in juice, seeded and chopped. (D.O.P San Marzanos are preferred.)
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4 tablespoons high quality extra virgin olive oil, or more, to taste
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2 large cloves garlic, crushed
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1 small red or yellow onion, minced
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1 medium celery stalk, including leaves, minced
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1 small carrot minced
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2 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley, minced
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2 tablespoons tomato paste
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Pummarola. Credit: Hirsheimer & Hamilton, from “Italian Home Cooking: 125 Recipes to Comfort Your Soul.”
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Small handful of chopped fresh basil
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Scant 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
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Freshly milled black or white pepper