Tomato Sauce
This hearty tomato sauce recipe is a true kitchen essential - bursting with the aromatic flavors of onions, carrots, celery, and garlic, simmered slowly with tomatoes and bay leaves. The result is a rich, thick sauce perfect for pairing with pasta or any dish that craves a touch of savory goodness.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 onions , finely chopped
- 2 carrots , finely chopped
- 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves , crushed
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp sugar
- 4 x 400g/14oz cans chopped tomatoes
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a pan and add the vegetables and bay leaf. Stir in the sugar with some salt. Gently cook for 10-15 mins until the veg is tender. Stir in the tomatoes and 150ml water. Simmer very gently for 30 mins until the sauce has reduced by two-thirds and is very thick. (If you have doubled or tripled the quantities, this may take up to 1 hr.)
- Stir occasionally, particularly towards the end of the cooking time, so that the sauce doesn’t catch on the bottom. If you like your sauce a little thinner, add a splash of water. Serve half with pasta and chill or freeze other half in 1-2 batches for later use (see 'Goes well with' for ideas of how to use up your sauce).
Cook Time
50M
Prep Time
PT25M
Yield
Makes 8 portions (enough for two meals)
Nutrition
- Calories: 103 calories
- Fat Content: 6 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 1 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 10 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 8 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 3 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 3 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 0.29 milligram of sodium
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