Basic Tomato Sauce
- Level
- very easy
- Prep Time
- 5 mins
- Total Time
- 1 h
- Makes
- 5 cups (1.25 L)
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp
- olive oil
- 15 mL
- 1
- onion, finely diced
- 2
- cloves garlic, finely chopped
- ½ cup
- red wine, optional
- 125 mL
- 2 cans
- whole tomatoes
- 796 mL each
- ½ tsp
- salt
- 2 mL
- ¼ tsp
- pepper
- 1 mL
- ¼ cup
- finely chopped fresh basil
- 60 mL
Directions
Step 1
Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until it starts to soften, 3 to 4 min. Add garlic and cook 1 to 2 min., until golden. Add red wine, if using, and cook 1 to 2 min. until almost all the wine has cooked off. Stir in tomatoes, salt and pepper. Bring just to a boil over high heat then reduce heat to low. Simmer 40 min., until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally and breaking up tomatoes. Stir in basil just before serving.
Tips
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Nutritional Facts
- Nutrition Description:
- Per serving (½ cup/125 mL):
- Calories:
- 50
- Fat:
- 1 g
- Carbs:
- 7 g
- Fibre:
- 3 g
- Sugar:
- 5 g
- Protein:
- 2 g
- Sodium:
- 360 mg