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title: "Soffritto"
draft: true
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# Makes X ???
### notes 
- ???
## Ingredients 
- [ ] onion 2 parts (~350g)
- [ ] carrots 1 part (~175g)
- [ ] celery 1 part (~175g)
- [ ] olive oil
- [ ] tomato paste/sauce
- [ ] salt to taste
## Tools 
- stove top
- pan
- knife/food processor
## Steps
- add a layer of oil to pan on medium low heat
- add all vegetables and stir infrequently till liquids have almost completely evaporated
- add tomato paste/sauce[^1]
- salt to taste
### Canning
- place fresh soffrito into canning jars
- press soffrito into jars to remove all gaps and air pockets
- leave around 3 to 4cm of space at the top
- place lid on can and secure gently with ring
- place can into pressure cooker with 5cm of hot water
- fasten lid on pressure cooker with the valve open
- heat on high until steam is released from the valve
- let pressure cooker steam for 10 minutes
- close valve and allow the pressure cooker to build pressure
- when the gauge reads 11 PSI reduce heat to maintain pressure
- maintain pressure for 25 minutes
- remove from heat and allow cooker to depressurize without opening valve (~45 minutes)
- open valve to allow remaining steam to vent for 2 minutes
- remove lid
- remove jars and allow to cool

[^1]: if using sauce reduce again

#recipe/ingredient  #diet/plant-based  #diet/vegetarian