Homemade Tomato Sauce
The absolute best homemade tomato sauce recipe. Using fresh vine ripened tomatoes, caramelized onion and garlic and the ideal temperatures for roasting and simmering, you’ll never go back to store-bought tomato sauce after you try this recipe!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Cook
- Cuisine: Italian
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
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- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 lbs fresh vine tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 3/4 tsp salt, or more to taste
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- Add olive oil and onions to a large sauce pan or dutch oven and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes or until onions are translucent.
- Add in garlic and cook for 1-2 more minutes.
- Add tomatoes (including all juices) and increase temperature to medium-high until mixture starts to boil.
- Add in oregano, salt and pepper and brown sugar.
- Once boiling reduce heat to medium-low and let simmer, uncovered for 30 mins, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in basil.
- Continue simmering until preferred consistency is reached. Or if you prefer a smoother consistency use an immersion blender to blend to smooth.
- Top on your favorite pasta or pizza.
- See notes above for storage instructions.
Find it online: https://www.thehealthymaven.com/homemade-tomato-sauce/