Unfussy Basic Tomato Sauce (Using Fresh Tomatoes) Recipe

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Unfussy Basic Tomato Sauce (Using Fresh Tomatoes)
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
88
Calories
Total time
180
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In a large pot, heat up the olive oil. Once warm, add the onions and cook slowly, on medium heat. Add about 1/2 tsp of sea salt. You want them to caramelize so low & slow is crucial or they may burn, this will take some time so start the onions off first and then work on your tomatoes.
  2. Once the onions are nicely cooked, add the garlic and dried herbs and cook for 5 minutes.
  3. Deglaze the pan with the wine and cook for 2 minutes more.
  4. Add the tomatoes and their juice and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer and cook on low, stirring occasionally for about 2 hours. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  5. *Just how many tomatoes to use can be tricky. You want about 12 cups chopped and generally 1 large tomato will give you 1 cup, a medium tomato around 3/4 of a cup. You could also sub 2 of the large tins of tomatoes (28oz). If you do used tinned, you might want to add some sugar to cut the acidity.
  6. To skin a tomato, bring a large pot of water to boil. Once boiling, add the tomatoes in about 6 or 7 at a time. Leave them for about 20 seconds. Have a bowl of cold water with ice ready. Take them from the boiling bath to the cold bath to stop the cooking process. Repeat this for all the tomatoes. The skins have likely split by now and you can easily peel them off (or make a tiny split to start peeling).
  7. I seed tomatoes just using my hands to squeeze the seeds out, catch the juices with a strainer and then chop up what's left, discard the seeds.
  8. **If you opt to use fresh herbs, add them in towards the end.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 88.03 Kcal (369 kJ)
Calories from fat 25.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.82g 4%
Sodium 128.77mg 5%
Potassium 582.53mg 12%
Total Carbs 12.24g 4%
Sugars 7.97g 32%
Dietary Fiber 2.48g 10%
Protein 2.55g 5%
Vitamin C 32.4mg 54%
Calcium 31.8mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 33.39 Kcal (140 kJ)
Calories from fat 9.62 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.07g 4%
Sodium 48.85mg 5%
Potassium 220.98mg 12%
Total Carbs 4.64g 4%
Sugars 3.02g 32%
Dietary Fiber 0.94g 10%
Protein 0.97g 5%
Vitamin C 12.3mg 54%
Calcium 12.1mg 3%

* 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

  • 1.5
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

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

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