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Go-To 30-Minute Tomato Sauce – vegetarian recipe
Stav Kogan

Go-To 30-Minute Tomato Sauce

A vibrant, deeply flavorful, and incredibly aromatic tomato sauce that comes together in under 30 minutes using simple pantry staples. Perfect for pasta, pizza, and more.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 8 serving
Calories: 120
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 28-ounce / 794 g (28 oz) can tomato purée
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml / 1 fl oz) red wine
  • 2 teaspoons (10 ml / 0.3 fl oz) dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml / 0.2 fl oz) dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon (10 ml / 0.3 fl oz) dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon (10 ml / 0.3 fl oz) salt, or to taste
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • For a deeper flavor, allow the sauce to simmer for up to an hour on low heat. The longer it cooks, the richer it will become.
  • Bloom the dried herbs by adding them to the hot oil with the garlic for the last 30 seconds of cooking. This awakens their essential oils and makes them more aromatic.
  • Make a double or triple batch and freeze it in portions for future meals. It freezes beautifully for up to 3 months.

Method
 

  1. In a medium saucepan, gently heat the olive oil and minced garlic over medium-low heat.
  2. Sauté for about 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until the garlic is fragrant and just beginning to turn a light golden color. Be careful not to let it brown or burn, as it will become bitter.
  3. Pour in the tomato purée, red wine, dried oregano, basil, thyme, salt, and a generous amount of black pepper.
  4. Stir everything together to combine.
  5. Increase the heat to bring the sauce to a gentle boil, then immediately reduce the heat to low. Allow the sauce to simmer for at least 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, to let the flavors meld and deepen.
  6. Add a pinch of sugar or a teaspoon of maple syrup to balance the acidity of the tomatoes, especially if they are not at peak sweetness.

Nutrition

Calories: 120kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 2gFat: 9g

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