Blush Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 lb. butter
3 Tbsp. finely chopped yellow onion
3 Tbsp. finely chopped carrot
3 Tbsp. finely chopped celery
2 1/2 c. canned Italian tomatoes with juice
2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. granulated sugar
1/2 c. heavy cream

Preparation

Put all the ingredients except the heavy cream in a saucepan and cook at the merest simmer for 1 hour, uncovered.
Stir from time to time with a wooden spoon.
Puree the contents of the pan through a food mill into a saucepan and bring to a simmer, stirring with a wooden spoon.
Add the heavy cream and stir.
Cook for 1 minute more.
Taste and correct for salt.
Serve immediately over pasta.