Marinara Sauce from Better Than Store-Bought: Authoritative recipes that most people never knew they could make at home by Helen Witty

Ingredients

• ½ cup very finely minced celery
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 to 2 teaspoons salt, to taste
• 1 cup very finely minced onion
• 6 pounds ripe Italian-type tomatoes
• Ground white pepper to taste
• Optional seasoning (any one of the following): 2 teaspoons ground coriander; ½ to 1 teaspoon dried marjoram; 1 teaspoon dried basil; ¼ to ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ cup olive oil
• 1 cup very finely minced carrots