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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
- Rip the pedicels off, washing the tomatoes very well and leaving them to dry.
- Cut each tomato into two halves and remove the green part, also known as the pith.
- Squeeze the two halves of the tomato in a bowl or in a sink, to get rid of all the seeds.
- 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.
- 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.
- Add salt and oil to the sauce, and let it simmer over high heat, until you get the desired thickness.
- Then turn off the heat and add the whole basil leaves to the sauce or coarsely chopped by hand.
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Note
- 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.
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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.