Slow-cooking Traditional Tomato Sauce Recipe

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Slow-cooking Traditional Tomato Sauce
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
21
Calories
Total time
16
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 -3 lbs plum tomatoes, cored and cut into pieces (if they're watery, you will want more)
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 small carrot
  • 1/4 medium onion
  • 1 bunch parsley
  • 1 fresh hot pepper , seeds discarded
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1 bunch basil

Directions:

  1. Begin by mincing the onion, garlic, celery, carrot, red pepper, and parsley.
  2. Sauté them in a quarter cup of olive oil.
  3. Meanwhile, core and cut up the tomatoes.
  4. As soon as the onion has turned translucent, add the tomatoes and a teaspoon or so of salt to the pot and reduce the heat to a simmer.
  5. Cover and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, till the tomatoes begin to fall apart.
  6. Once the tomatoes are cooked, crank the mixture through a food mill, discarding the skins and seeds.
  7. You could also puree the sauce in a food processor.
  8. If you do, you may want to add a half teaspoon of sugar to counter the tartness of the tomato skins.
  9. In either case, check the seasoning and return the sauce to the heat until it has thickened and a drop put on a plate no longer gives off a huge watery halo (depending on how watery the sauce was to begin with, this can take up to an hour).
  10. When the sauce is done, stir in the basil leaves and turn off the heat.
  11. Transfer the sauce at once to clean jars, sealing each from the air by pouring a thin layer of olive oil over the sauce.
  12. Screw the lids onto the jars, and once they have cooled, refrigerate them.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 21.3 Kcal (89 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 12.05mg 1%
Potassium 256.05mg 5%
Total Carbs 4.76g 2%
Sugars 3.35g 13%
Dietary Fiber 1.23g 5%
Protein 1.08g 2%
Vitamin C 14mg 23%
Calcium 14.1mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 19.95 Kcal (84 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 11.29mg 1%
Potassium 239.86mg 5%
Total Carbs 4.45g 2%
Sugars 3.13g 13%
Dietary Fiber 1.15g 5%
Protein 1.01g 2%
Vitamin C 13.1mg 23%
Calcium 13.2mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 0.2
    Points
  • 1
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low calorie,
  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • cholesterol free

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