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Four-Ingredient Tomato Sauce

Balanced, flavorful, and enjoyable—this recipe has it all.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 10 1-lb servings
Calories: 184 kcal
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 6 to 10 large cloves garlic peeled
  • 10.5 lbs tomatoes (6 28-oz cans) diced or whole
  • 2 teaspoons salt

Instructions

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  1. Open cans of tomatoes and, using an immersion blender, purée until smooth.
  2. Finely chop garlic, or pulse it in a mini-food processor until quite small.
  3. Heat a large, heavy bottomed pot over medium heat and add olive oil. When olive oil is hot, add garlic and stir continuously for a minute or two, taking care not to let the garlic brown.
  4. Add about a 1/2 a cup of tomato purée to the pot and stir it into the garlic mixture. Let it cook for a minute and the olive oil will take on a golden colour. This will give the sauce a boost of flavour as the tomato sauce caramelizes in the garlic oil.
  5. Add remaining tomato purée and salt. Stir well. Simmer on medium low heat for at least 4 hours. Sauce will thicken. Continue cooking if you want a thicker sauce.
  6. Taste and adjust salt, if desired. Remember that you will be adding salt to most recipes that you will be using this base tomato sauce for.
  7. Remove from heat. Cool completely, then portion into Zip-lock bags or containers and freeze.

Nutrition Information

Calories 184kcal (9%) Carbohydrates 19g (6%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 12g (18%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Sodium 489mg (20%) Potassium 1136mg (32%) Fiber 6g (24%) Sugar 13g (26%) Vitamin A 3967IU (79%) Vitamin C 66mg (73%) Calcium 51mg (5%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 101-lb servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 184

% Daily Value*

Calories 184kcal 9%
Carbohydrates 19g 6%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 12g 18%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Sodium 489mg 20%
Potassium 1136mg 24%
Fiber 6g 24%
Sugar 13g 26%
Vitamin A 3967IU 79%
Vitamin C 66mg 73%
Calcium 51mg 5%
Iron 1mg 6%

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