Home-Made Tomato Sauce 🍅🥘

Not Ketchup, The Real Deal!

Author

Veronica Carlson
December 13, 2024

What’s Cooking Today? 👩🏻‍🍳 

A simple tomato sauce is such a versatile recipe to have in your repertoire. It can be used in some many different dishes. I have given you some ideas - read on!

Let’s make some Home-Made Tomato Sauce 🍅🫒🌿🧂/

This is what you will need for this recipe: 🥣🥄

Ingredients 🍅🧂🫒🥕

  • 2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil

  • 1 Carrot

  • 2 Brown Onions, sliced

  • 2 Cloves Garlic, chopped

  • 1 Can Chopped Tomatoes

  • 1 Tablespoon Sugar

  • 100ml Water (Just over a ⅓ of a cup)

  • Basil Leaves

  • Dried Parsley

  • Dried Oregano

  • Salt and Pepper

Method 📖

1. Heat Olive Oil: Place olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
2. Cook Onions: Add the sliced onion to the saucepan and fry until it starts to soften
3. Add Carrots: Peel and slice the carrot into rounds, then add to the onions. Cook until softened
4. Add Tomatoes and Water: Stir in chopped tomatoes and water
5. Season the Sauce: Add herbs and seasonings to enhance the flavour
6. Simmer the Sauce: Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking
7. Blend Until Smooth: Once cooked, use a handheld blender to blend the sauce until smooth.
8. Store: Allow to cool and refrigerate.

Your homemade tomato sauce is now ready to complement your pizza or favourite dishes!

Don’t Forget! 📌

You can also add red pepper or celery. This sauce can be used as a pasta sauce, or as your pizza base, or cooked with some green beans to make them more exciting. There are a lot of uses for this sauce and it lasts up to 7 days stored in the fridge.

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