tomato sauce

Tomato Sauce (easy)

in Italian, Vegan
This simple sauce is quick and easy.   It is versatile, I make it frequently for pasta, pizza and other dishes.   It can be altered to taste or purpose.   This sauce can be made in just five minutes.   It can be heated within ten minutes.   Try it with Spaghetti and Meatballs or use it to make a meat sauce.

Tomato Sauce

  • Servings: 4
  • Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients

  • 28 oz Canned stewed tomatoes
  • 10 oz Tomato paste
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Oregano (dried)
  • 1 tbsp Basil (dried)
  • 1 tbsp Parsley (dried)
  • 1 tbsp Olive oil – Extra virgin

Add ingredients to the blender or food processor

  1. Add half of the Stewed tomatoes.
  2. Add the Tomato Paste.
  3. Add Salt, Sugar, Oregano, Basil, Parsley.
  4. Blend for 1 minute.
  5. Add Olive Oil.
  6. Blend 1 minute.

Hot or Cold

  • Heat the sauce for pasta
  • Do not heat the sauce for pizza.

Heating the sauce

  1. Use a large saucepan.
  2. Add Sauce.
  3. Heat on low, uncovered, until the sauce is hot.
  4. Stir occasionally.
  5. Be careful, when sauce bubbles, it will splatter.
  6. To avoid a mess, stir before it bubbles or when it starts to bubble.

Tips

  • The sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for up to five days.
  • The sauce can be frozen for up to nine months.
  • Do not refrigerate the sauce while it is above room temperature.
  • I sometimes make the sauce the night before using it.
  • Add cooked meat after heating the sauce to make a meat sauce.
  • I sometimes use the (2) 5 oz cans of Hunt’s Tomato Paste or (1) 12 oz can.

Tips for flavor modifications

  • Reduce or subtract the Olive oil for more acidity.
  • Olive oil to make the sauce more acidic.
  • More Sugar to make the sauce less sour.
  • More Salt to make the sauce less sweet.