Homemade Tomato Sauce

Name: Homemade Tomato Sauce
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 700g tomato; 60ml olive oil; 200g onion; 1 teaspoon Oregano; 6 slices Basil; 2 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp Tomato paste; Some Crushed black pepper; Some salt

by Xiaojun_Joanne

4.6 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Normal

Time

2h

Serving

4

Tomato, a herb that likes your warm environment. After being brought to Europe by Columbus from South America, it was widely cultivated. Nowadays, tomato is one of the indispensable elements of Mediterranean flavor and one of the basic ingredients of Italian cuisine. Tomato sauce, can be mixed with noodles, can be used in dishes, is one of the top five mother sauces in Western cuisine, very basic. However, homemade tomato sauce is added with herbs such as basil, oregano, which greatly increases its Italian flavor, and is more versatile and layered than the tomato sauce on the market.

Ingredients

700g Tomato
60ml Olive Oil
200g Onion
1 teaspoon Oregano
6 slices Basil
2 cloves Garlic
2 tbsp Tomato Paste
Some Crushed Black Pepper
Some Salt

Homemade Tomato Sauce

1. Cut the tomatoes lightly into crosses, then blanch them in boiling water for 1-2 minutes, pick them up and peel them off.

2. Remove the stalks of the tomato, remove the tomato seeds, and cut into small pieces.

3. Shred basil and oregano.

4. Cut garlic and onion pureed.

5. Put the tomatoes in the pot, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, oregano, and basil. Heat on high heat and keep stirring. After boiling, change to low heat and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking to the bottom.

6. Take another pot, pour the remaining olive oil into it, add onions and garlic.

7. Stir-fry on medium-low heat for 6-8 minutes, until the onions and garlic are fully softened.

8. Use a cooking stick to beat the boiled tomatoes into puree.

9. Pour the beaten tomatoes into 7.

10. Put the tomato sauce in, reduce the heat, and cook without a cover for 20 minutes.

11. After cooking until deep red and thick, add salt and crushed black pepper to taste.

Tips:
1 Tomatoes release a lot of water during the cooking process, so there is no need to add water when cooking tomatoes.
2 The tomato paste uses canned tomato paste instead of the usual tomato paste. If not, you can use it.
3 Cook the tomato sauce and keep it in the refrigerator, and consume it as soon as possible.