Tomato Sauce Recipe

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Ingredients

Beginner

• 2 tablespoons / 30g Cooking Oil
• 28oz / 800g Tomatoes (fresh or pureed)
• 1 teaspoon / 5g Salt
• 10 Basil leaves (fresh) or 1 tablespoon dried
• 10 Oregano leaves (fresh) or 1 tablespoon dried

Advanced

• 2 tablespoons / 30g Olive Oil
• 2 medium / 260g Onion (diced)
• 1 teaspoon / 5g Salt
• 28oz / 800g Tomatoes (fresh or pureed)
• 10 Basil leaves (fresh) or 1 tablespoon dried
• 10 Oregano leaves (fresh) or 1 tablespoon dried

Pro

• Marinara Sauce Recipe
• Low Carb Sugar Free BBQ Sauce Recipe – Keto
• Patatas Bravas Recipe – Bravas Sauce
• Hot Sauce Recipe

How to make tomato sauce

Beginner

1. Chop tomatoes up in quarters, put them into a blender accompanied with the basil, oregano and some salt. In case of pureed tomatoes just mix the ingredients together.
2. Blend them mildly.
3. Pour some oil into a saucepan and heat it up. Add tomatoes in then bring it to boil.
4. When the first bubbles appear turn the heat to low. Place a lid on halfway and simmer for half an hour. Stir it occasionally.
5. Once the water content is reduced by about half the sauce is ready.

Enjoy!

Advanced

1. Pour some oil into a saucepan and saute onions with salt on high heat until the onion gets a translucent / glassy look for about 3 – 5 minutes.
2. Reduce the heat and slowly cook the onion while stirring every now and then until it starts to caramelize for about 15-20 minutes.
3. Pour pureed tomatoes into the saucepan and bring it to boil. Also, now is the time to add various stocks or wine to the tomato sauce if desired.
4. When the first bubbles appear turn the heat to low. Place a lid halfway on top and simmer for half an hour. Stir it occasionally.
5. Once the water content is reduced by half stir in the finely chopped spices like oregano and basil. Bring the tomato sauce to boil one last time and let the flavors come together while it cools.

Enjoy!

Pro

• Marinara Sauce Recipe
• Low Carb Sugar Free BBQ Sauce Recipe – Keto
• Patatas Bravas Recipe – Bravas Sauce
• Hot Sauce Recipe

Enjoy!

Tomato can be so much more than just Tomato sauce. A bit of this or a bit of that makes a difference:

• Marinara Sauce Recipe
• Low Carb Sugar Free BBQ Sauce Recipe – Keto
• Patatas Bravas Recipe – Bravas Sauce
• Hot Sauce Recipe

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Tomato Sauce Recipes

Basic tomato sauce recipe for anything Italian and beyond. Easy and straightforward method with very little invested effort for the tastiest result.

Course Condiments

Cuisine Dairy free, Gluten free, Keto, Low carb recipe, Mediterranean, Sugar free recipe

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Ingredients

Beginner

• 2 tablespoons Oil
• 28 oz Tomatoes fresh or pureed
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 10 Basil leaves fresh or 1 tablespoon dried
• 10 Oregano leaves fresh or 1 tablespoon dried

Advanced

• 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
• 2 medium Onion diced
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 28 oz Tomatoes fresh or pureed
• 10 Basil leaves fresh or 1 tablespoon dried
• 10 Oregano leaves fresh or 1 tablespoon dried

Instructions

Beginner

• Chop tomatoes up in quarters, put them into a blender accompanied with the basil, oregano and some salt. In case of pureed tomatoes just mix the ingredients together.
  
• Blend them mildly.
  
• Pour some oil into a saucepan and heat it up. Add tomatoes in then bring it to boil.
  
• When the first bubbles appear turn the heat to low. Place a lid on halfway and simmer for half an hour. Stir it occasionally.
  
• Once the water content is reduced by about half the sauce is ready.
  

Advanced

• Pour some oil into a saucepan and saute onions with salt on high heat until the onion gets a translucent / glassy look for about 3 – 5 minutes.
  
• Reduce the heat and slowly cook the onion while stirring every now and then until it starts to caramelize for about 15-20 minutes.
  
• Pour pureed tomatoes into the saucepan and bring it to boil. Also, now is the time to add various stocks or wine to the tomato sauce if desired.
  
• When the first bubbles appear turn the heat to low. Place a lid halfway on top and simmer for half an hour. Stir it occasionally.
  
• Once the water content is reduced by half stir in the finely chopped spices like oregano and basil. Bring the tomato sauce to boil one last time and let the flavors come together while it cools.
  

Notes

Enjoy!

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