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- Skill Level: Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Favorited: 8 Times
Can be made ahead of time.
All-Purpose Cooked Tomato Sauce
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Recipe
This easy all-purpose sauce will keep for several days in the refrigerator or for up to 2 months in the freezer.
Yield :
Makes about 7 cups (1.75 L)
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable or olive oil
- 2 cans (each 28 oz/796 mL) tomatoes, chopped
- 1 can (5½ oz/156 mL) tomato paste
- 4 cloves (minced 4) garlic
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) granulated sugar
- 2 tsp (10 mL) dried basil
- 1 tsp (5 mL) dried oregano
- ½ tsp (2 mL) salt
- ½ tsp (2 mL) pepper
- ¼ tsp (1 mL) hot pepper flakes
Directions
1. In large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; stir in tomatoes, mashing with potato masher. Stir in tomato paste plus one tomato paste can of water.
2. Add garlic, sugar, basil, oregano, salt, pepper and hot pepper flakes; bring to boil. Reduce heat to very low and simmer, uncovered, for about 45 minutes or until thickened and fairly smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning.
© 2002 Rose Murray
Nutritional Information
Nutrients per serving (% daily value)
Nutritional information is based on 7 servings.
84kcal (4%)
84mg (8%)
26mg (44%)
32mcg RAE (1%)
659mg
35mg
3g
10g
3g
16g
0mg (0%)
509mg (21%)
0g (2%)
2g (4%)
3mg (17%)
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