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  "slug": "basic-italian-style-tomato-sauce",
  "title": "Basic Italian-Style Tomato Sauce",
  "description": "Vegetable tomato sauce with wine vinegar, basil and oregano.",
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  "ingredients": [
    "6 cups (3 × 15 oz cans) tomato sauce",
    "1 medium onion, chopped",
    "1 medium green pepper, chopped",
    "2 carrots, diced",
    "2 celery stalks, diced",
    "½ lb mushrooms, sliced (optional)",
    "3 cloves garlic, minced",
    "½ cup fresh Italian parsley, chopped",
    "2 Tbsp wine vinegar",
    "1 tsp basil",
    "½ tsp oregano",
    "Olive or canola oil for sautéing"
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  "instructions": [
    "Sauté the vegetables in olive or canola oil until tender.",
    "Add the tomato sauce and seasonings.",
    "Simmer for about 30 minutes.",
    "Blend if a smooth sauce is desired."
  ],
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  "notes": [
    "The chat attributes this summary to Tofu Cookery; the book itself was not available for independent verification.",
    "Source quantity conflict: it calls the tomato sauce both 6 cups and 3 × 15 oz cans. These are preserved as written, not treated as a verified equivalence.",
    "No tomato paste or crushed tomatoes."
  ],
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  "editorialNote": "Ingredient quantities or preparation details are incomplete; missing values have not been invented.",
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