Best All Purpose Tomato Sauce Base Recipes
CHEF JOHN'S TOMATO SAUCE
This is one of my most requested food wishes, my all-purpose basic tomato sauce. Whenever I make a meat sauce, this is my base. You can only stir this with a wooden spoon, otherwise it's bad luck.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Tomato
Time 2h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Place olive oil, onion, celery, and a pinch of salt into a large heavy saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-low heat. Cook until onions are very soft, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Mix garlic into onion mixture and cook just until fragrant, about 1 more minute.
- Pour tomatoes and their juice into a large mixing bowl and use your hands to crush the tomatoes until they look pureed.
- Mix sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, anchovy paste, white wine vinegar, Italian herbs, and red pepper flakes into vegetable mixture. Raise heat to medium and cook just until liquid has evaporated. Stir in tomato paste and bring to a simmer. Pour in San Marzano tomatoes and parsley. Bring sauce to a simmer, turn heat to low, and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, adding a little water as the sauce cooks down. Stir occasionally.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 115.9 calories, Carbohydrate 13 g, Cholesterol 0.3 mg, Fat 7.1 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 2.2 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 674 mg, Sugar 7.3 g
AMAZINGLY SIMPLE TOMATO SAUCE
I've used this sauce for lasagna, ziti, eggplant Parmesan, meatballs, and spaghetti. You name it, it's great with it.
Provided by Samantha Jones
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Tomato
Time 1h15m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in a large, heavy pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Stir crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and water with the onion mixture until smooth; add sugar, parsley, basil, salt, Italian seasoning, fennel, and pepper. Stir the mixture, bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened and the seasonings have permeated the sauce, 1 hour to 90 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 85.6 calories, Carbohydrate 17.9 g, Fat 1.4 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 1264.6 mg, Sugar 8.5 g
ALL PURPOSE SUN-DRIED TOMATO SAUCE
This is an adopted recipe. I am always on the lookout for freezer recipes so that's why I chose to add this one to my collection. Orignal introduction; "I discovered this recipe in a German home and living magazine as a pizza sauce. But I did have some leftover and soon discovered that you can easily use it as a basic pasta sauce or even as tomato soup adding a bit of cream. It freezes well, so feel free to multiply the ingredients. I usually pack a couple of jars when we go on vacation, so I don't have to fuss too much about dinner. These are the original ingredients, but I usually add more garlic and sun-dried tomatoes if they are easily available. In summer I add fresh basil."
Provided by Pamela
Categories Sauces
Time 1h
Yield 250 ml
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Sauté onions, garlic, chili and sun-dried tomatoes.
- Add tomato paste and sugar and let sauté about 2 minutes.
- Add tomatoes and broth, salt and cook for 45 minute in open saucepan, stirring occasionally.
- blend and strain.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1.9, Fat 0.1, Sodium 3.9, Carbohydrate 0.2, Sugar 0.1
ALL-PURPOSE TOMATO SAUCE
For this six-ingredient sauce, puréed tomatoes are simmered with sweet onion, zippy red pepper flakes, and plenty of garlic. A nub of butter stirred in at the end gives the sauce a silky texture that's perfect for spooning over a wide range of Italian favorites.
Provided by Greg Lofts
Categories Food & Cooking Healthy Recipes Vegetarian Recipes
Time 50m
Yield Makes 6 cups
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oil in a pot over medium-high. When it shimmers, add onion; season with 1 tablespoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and golden in places, 8 to 10 minutes (if onion colors too quickly, reduce heat to medium). Stir in garlic and red-pepper flakes; cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Add puréed tomatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened slightly and reduced to 6 cups, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in butter until melted and sauce is uniform in color. If not using it immediately, let the sauce cool to room temperature, then refrigerate it in an airtight container for up to five days, or freeze for up to three months.
ALL-PURPOSE MARINARA SAUCE
I use this recipe for marinara sauce as a base for all my pasta dishes. You can use the sauce 'as is' for a meatless spaghetti sauce. Or you can add just about any meat or seafood to add variety to your meals. In addition, you can add kidney beans and your favorite ingredients to make a super chili. My kids eat this pasta sauce like no other. They are happy campers when the house is filled with the aroma as this sauce is cooking.
Provided by Ed Haley
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Tomato Marinara
Time 55m
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat, and cook the garlic until lightly browned. Drain excess oil. Mix in the whole tomatoes, diced tomatoes, green chiles, tomato paste, capers, green olives, parsley, portobello mushroom caps, horseradish, habanero sauce, and sugar. Season with Italian seasoning, oregano, and cumin. Cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and simmer 25 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 41.3 calories, Carbohydrate 6 g, Fat 1.7 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 400.5 mg, Sugar 3.5 g
ALL-PURPOSE TOMATO SAUCE BASE
An incredibly healthy savory sauce that I use as a base for everything - chili, spaghetti, lasagna, everything! I use all the surplus from my veggie garden for this recipe, then freeze the sauce. Making the base takes several hours to cook down, but then come winter, you can make spaghetti or lasagna in a flash!
Provided by Casa Tyr
Categories Sauces
Time 4h30m
Yield 4 pints
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Scoop out the seeds from the pumpkin, and slice. Cook lightly in the microwave until soft. Cool.
- Roughly slice the peppers, onions and garlic. Lightly cook in a large dutch oven, until soft.
- Blend the tomatoes in a blender or food processor, then add cubes of zucchini and pumpkin, a bit at a time.
- Add the blended ingredients to the cooked peppers and onion.
- Cook down until the sauce for several hours until desired consistency.
- Cool, then freeze in plastic tubs or ziploc bags.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 109.1, Fat 0.9, SaturatedFat 0.2, Sodium 25.1, Carbohydrate 24.4, Fiber 6.5, Sugar 12.4, Protein 4.9
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