Learn how to make homemade tomato sauce with just 5 ingredients. Quick, easy, and delicious. Prepare your own sauce and surprise everyone with its homemade flavor, far superior to store-bought sauces.
- Preparation: 10 Minutes
- Cooking time: 40 Minutes
- Total: 50 Minutes
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves of garlic, sliced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 kilo of fresh ripe tomatoes or canned tomatoes, chopped
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon of sugar, optional
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large pot over high heat. Add the garlic and onion and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Add the tomato, salt, and sugar and stir.
- Cook over low heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Blend the sauce using a blender or a food mill.
Grades
- Use ripe, high-quality tomatoes. Ripe tomatoes offer an intense, sweet flavor and are ideal because of their lower water content and higher pulp content.
- Cook slowly over low heat. To develop the flavors and obtain a well-concentrated and flavorful sauce, cook over low heat for an extended period.
- Blend the sauce. For a smooth, uniform texture, blend the sauce with a hand blender or food mill after cooking.
- Taste and adjust the seasonings. After cooking the sauce, taste it and adjust the seasonings to your liking. You can add more salt, sugar, or spices.
- Store the sauce in sterilized jars. To prolong its shelf life, be sure to store the sauce in sterilized, airtight glass jars.
Nutritional Facts (Per 100 Milliliters)
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Serving Size | 100 ml |
| Calories | 10 kcal |
| Carbohydrates | 2 g |
| Protein | 0.2 g |
| Total Fat | 0.3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0.05 g |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.03 g |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.2 g |
| Sodium | 56 mg |
| Potassium | 24 mg |
| Fiber | 0.3 g |
| Sugar | 1 g |
| Vitamin A | 2 IU |
| Vitamin C | 1 mg |
| Calcium | 4 mg |
| Iron | 0.04 mg |