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Authentic Italian Tomato Sauce Recipe

Use this Italian Tomato Sauce recipe for your pizza or even your pasta!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 151 kcal
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 2.6 2.6 lbs red tomatoes
  • 3 3 tbsp. extra virgin oil
  • salt as needed
  • 8 8 basil leaves

Instructions

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  1. Rip the pedicels off, washing the tomatoes very well and leaving them to dry.
  2. Cut each tomato into two halves and remove the green part, also known as the pith.
  3. Squeeze the two halves of the tomato in a bowl or in a sink, to get rid of all the seeds.
  4. Once you’ve repeated this process with all the tomato halves, put them in a steel pot, and cook the tomatoes on a stove’s hotplate, on low heat, turning them occasionally with a spoon, until dry and disintegrated.
  5. Now pass the tomatoes through a food mill. Once all tomatoes have been passed, transfer the resulting sauce in a smaller steel pot while you will again put on the hotplate.
  6. Add salt and oil to the sauce, and let it simmer over high heat, until you get the desired thickness.
  7. Then turn off the heat and add the whole basil leaves to the sauce or coarsely chopped by hand.
Note
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  1. If the tomatoes that you purchased are not particularly tasty, you can add to the sauce a fried onion or garlic to make the sauce more delicious.

Nutrition Information

Calories 151kcal (8%) Carbohydrates 11g (4%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 11g (17%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Sodium 14mg (1%) Potassium 698mg (20%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 7g (14%) Vitamin A 2500IU (50%) Vitamin C 40.4mg (45%) Calcium 29mg (3%) Iron 0.9mg (5%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 151

% Daily Value*

Calories 151kcal 8%
Carbohydrates 11g 4%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 11g 17%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 14mg 1%
Potassium 698mg 15%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 7g 14%
Vitamin A 2500IU 50%
Vitamin C 40.4mg 45%
Calcium 29mg 3%
Iron 0.9mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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