Tomato sauce

Makes around 5-6 litres of tomato sauce

Ingredients

  • 200 ml extra virgin olive oil
  • 200 g onion
  • 3 celery stalks
  • 2 carrots
  • 12 cans of blended peeled tomatoes

Instructions

  • Chop the carrot, onion and celery stalk in rough pieces
  • Blend all the ingredients with the olive oil
  • Add all of these ingredients with the olive oil into a blender and blend into a nice puree
  • Add a couple of tablespoons of olive oil into a pan on medium heat and pour in the puree
  • Stir until the puree starts to simmer, cover the pot with a lid and let it simmer for 15-20 minutes
  • Once the puree has become golden brown and smells nice, add the tomatoes
  • Add 10 grams of salt, some black pepper and mix it all very well
  • Cover it with a lid and let it simmer for 1 – 1,5 hours, stirring it every so often
  • After this, remove the lid and leave it for another hour, stirring it every so often
  • Pour the sauce into containers and let it cool for a little bit
  • Add the sauce into the fridge or freezer

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