Tomato Sauce

Prep: 15min
| Servings: 5 | Cook: 1h
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Tomato sauce is a recipe with fresh ingredients from the fruit-vegetable category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

  • 250 g spring onions
  • 150 g celery stalks
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 kg tomatoes
  • Salt
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • white pepper
  • Basil

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Wash, trim, and roughly chop the spring onions, celery, and tomatoes. Peel and coarsely mince the garlic.

  2. 2.

    Heat the oil in a pot and sauté the prepared vegetables, pour in 1 cup of water, add the bay leaves, and bring to a boil while stirring. Season with salt, sugar, and pepper, then stir in the basil leaves. Simmer uncovered over low to medium heat, stirring frequently for about 1 hour.

  3. 3.

    Strain the mixture through a fine sieve. Bring back to a boil and reduce by another ~10 minutes. Adjust seasoning, fill sterilized jars with twist-off lids, and seal tightly.