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Tomato Sauce Recipe

By February 8th, 2024Nutrition, Health

If you’ve been wanting to make a tomato sauce from scratch and use less jarred sauces, then give this a try.

This recipe is inspired by one of Optimum3’s clients who is from Italy and is his go to sauce for pasta and other dishes. It can be used as a pasta sauce or base sauce for other dishes.

Lets get cooking.

 

Ingredients:

1 Onion 2 tins of chopped or plum tomatoes

3 to 4 cloves of fresh garlic Vegetable stock cube

Olive oil Salt & Pepper

1 teaspoon of sugar Half a teaspoon of soda bicarbonate

 

How to Make

  1. Finely chop your onion and crush the garlic cloves (this can be done with a garlic crush or the flat of a knife), in olive oil.
  2. Fry the onion and garlic until the onions start to soften and start browning
  3. Add the tins of tomatoes. If using plum tomatoes break them down with your cooking spoon/spatula.
  4. Add the stock cube and stir it in
  5. Add the salt & pepper to taste/personal preference
  6. Then add the half a teaspoon of soda bicarbonate and teaspoon of sugar
  7. Stir together and leave the tomato sauce to simmer on a low heat for a couple of hours
  8. Check and stir every so often, ensuring to add a little water periodically to prevent it from drying out/burning. Adjusting the consistency to match your personal preference
  9. Its ready to add to your pasta or as a base for other dishes such as bolognese etc.

As an added twist you can add fresh chillies or chilli flakes for a bit of heat, or even some fresh herbs.

We hope you enjoy this recipe. 

Eat Well

James & the Optimum3 Team

 

 

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