Homemade Italian Tomato Sauce
Easy Italian tomato sauce made from scratch with just a few ingredients! It pairs great with gluten-free pasta, pizza, and lasagna, or can be dipped into homemade gluten-free sourdough bread.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1200 g tomatoes Mutti San Marzano canned, fresh tomatoes/or 3x400g canned, or any tomatoes with thick flesh
- 4 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil or rice bran oil
- 8-10 cloves Garlic sliced/minced
- 1 tsp Salt sea or pink salt
- ½ tsp Black pepper ground
- 1 handful Basil chopped
- 1 tsp Dry oregano dry
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Pour in the tomatoes and stir.
- Add the sliced garlic, salt, pepper, and oregano.
- Lower the heat and let the sauce simmer for about 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it thickens and deepens in flavor.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the fresh chopped basil.
- Optional: For a sweeter taste, add 1 teaspoon of honey once the tomato sauce has cooled (don't cook honey to keep enzymes alive).
Notes
If you prefer to saute garlic first, do not add it to a hot pan; it'll burn almost instantly.
Add the oil and chopped or crushed garlic at the same time, then heat gently to sauté for 50-60 seconds. Sprinkle a bit of salt to enhance the garlic's flavor.
Storage tips:
The sauce can be kept in the fridge up to 2 weeks in suitable jars and frozen in a freezer-safe container or freezer bag. Buon appetito!YourDani x x
Nutrition
Serving: 1jarCalories: 375kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 6gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 21gSodium: 1195mgPotassium: 1480mgFiber: 8gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 5055IUVitamin C: 86mgCalcium: 87mgIron: 2mg
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