Nomato Sauce

This sauce will quench any longings for tomato sauce, and tastes as much like the original as you can get. From cookingwithic.blogspot.com .

Nomato Sauce


Ingredients:

Basic sauce ingredients:
6 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 beet, peeled and chopped
1 leek, cleaned and chopped
1 celery stick, sliced
1 bay leaf, whole
1 1/2 cups of water

The flavor ingredients:
3 cloves of garlic, sliced
1 leek, cleaned and minced
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp. olive oil
1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped
2 Tbsp. Bragg's liquid aminos (if tolerated)
2 heaping Tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 cup cold water
1 cup mushrooms, sauteed (optional)


Directions:

• Place all ingredients of the basic sauce in a pot and boil, covered for 30 minutes, then puree in a blender. Add water, if needed, until mixture has tomato sauce texture.
• Saute garlic, onion, and herbs for 5 minutes in olive oil.
• Add parsley, mushrooms (optional), and saute for 10 minutes more.
• Add basic sauce and bring to a boil. Then cover and simmer for 10 minutes to blend flavors. Season with Bragg's liquid aminos.
• Place cornstarch in a small bowl and add water slowly while stirring. Stir until thoroughly dissolved in the water. Add to sauce while it cooks, stirring until sauce thickens.
• This sauce would go great over a pile of spaghetti or on a homemade pizza.