Recipe #1869
Tomato Sauce
| Preparation: | 15 min |
| Marinating/Waiting: | 0 min |
| Cooking: | 30 min |
| Total: | 45 min |
5 1/2 cups (1.38 L)
servings
servings
| Category: | Marinades and sauces |
| Subcategory: | Sauces |
| Source: | Veggie Cuisine |

Recipe ingredients
- 1/2 medium onion, diced
- 1–2 Tbsp.olive (15–30 mL olive) oil
- 2–3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) vegetable stock or red wine
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 Tbsp. (15 mL) brown sugar
- 1 tsp. (5 mL) basil
- 1/2 tsp. (2 mL) oregano
- 1/2 tsp. (2 mL) salt
- 1/4 tsp. (1 mL) black pepper
- 28-oz can plum or whole tomatoes, puréed
- 1/3 cup (80 mL) tomato paste
Preparation
In saucepan, sauté onion in oil over medium heat for 5 minutes or until onions are soft. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute.
Add stock or wine, bay leaves, sugar, basil, oregano, salt, black pepper and cook for approximately 4 minutes or to reduce liquid by half.
Add tomatoes and tomato paste. Bring to boil, reduce heat to simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
Adjust seasoning.
Suggestion
This recipe is included for those who like to make their own tomato sauce. It can be used as a base for Bolognese Sauce , Cannelloni, Cabbage Rolls, Hawaiian Pizza Squares and Veggie Pepperoni Pizza. Otherwise you may choose among a growing number of delicious gourmet commercial tomato sauces made with mushrooms, roasted garlic, red pepper, herbs, or other seasonings.* We recommend Selection and Irresistibles products.
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