mother's tomato sauce

How To Make mother's tomato sauce

• Step 1
  Place the onion and half of the oil in a saucepan and cook until the onion is lightly browned.
• Step 2
  Add tomatoes, carrot, parsley, garlic, salt, basil and celery.
• Step 3
  Cook, covered, over moderate heat, stirring very occasionally, for 1/2 hour or until the vegetables are very soft.
• Step 4
  Strain through a food mill, taste for salt and adjust if necessary. (If sauce is too thin, place on heat again to thicken. )
• Step 5
  Remove from heat, add the remaining oil and stir.
• Step 6
  NOTE: For a marinara or a more piquant sauce, just before adding the last oil, add 1/4 teaspoon crushed hot red pepper and 1 clove garlic passed through a garlic press or chopped very fine.
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