Sauce

Name: Sauce
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Six cups
Cuisine: southwestern
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1/2 cup finely diced celery; 1/2 cup finely diced green pepper; 1 bay leaf; 1 large clove garlic, minced; 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 2 dashes Tabasco sauce; 4 cups canned tomatoes, with their juice; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 3 tablespoons chopped parsley

By Marialisa Calta

Updated March 9, 2023

Total Time: About 40 minutes
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Ingredients

Yield:Six cups

2tablespoons olive oil
½cup finely diced celery
½cup finely diced green pepper
1bay leaf
1large clove garlic, minced
1½teaspoons dried basil
1teaspoon dried thyme
½teaspoon dried oregano
1teaspoon salt
1teaspoon black pepper
2tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2dashes Tabasco sauce
4cups canned tomatoes, with their juice
1tablespoon tomato paste
3tablespoons chopped parsley

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Preparation

Step 1
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet and saute the vegetables for 5 minutes or until soft. Add the bay leaf, garlic, herbs, salt and pepper, Worcestershire and Tabasco. Cook over low heat for 3 minutes, or until all ingredients are combined.
Step 2
Chop the tomatoes and add to the skillet with their juice. Cook gently until the sauce begins to thicken, about 20 minutes.
Step 3
Stir in the tomato paste. Cook 5 minutes. Add the parsley and stir well. Serve over Basic Texas Meat Loaf.