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🍽️ Homemade Tomato Sauce
250 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 2 Bell peppers
- 2 Onions
- 2 Garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp Parsley
- 1 tbsp Basil
- 1 kg Tomatoes
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 4 Allspice berries
- 2 Cloves
- 1 Bay leaf
- Salt
- Pepper (from the mill)
- 0.5 tsp Sugar
- 1 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
Instructions
- 1. Wash the bell peppers thoroughly.
- 2. Halve the bell peppers and remove the insides along with the seeds.
- 3. Cut the deseeded bell peppers into small pieces.
- 4. Peel the onions and the garlic.
- 5. Dice the onions and garlic very finely.
- 6. Wash the tomatoes.
- 7. Cut the tomatoes into small pieces.
- 8. Heat the oil in a wide pot.
- 9. Add the onions to the hot oil.
- 10. Sauté the onions until they are translucent.
- 11. Add the pepper pieces and the garlic.
- 12. Continue to sauté the vegetables for about 4 minutes.
- 13. Stir in the tomatoes.
- 14. Add the parsley.
- 15. Add the basil.
- 16. Add the allspice berries.
- 17. Add the cloves.
- 18. Add the bay leaves.
- 19. Season the sauce with salt.
- 20. Season the sauce with pepper.
- 21. Bring the sauce to a boil.
- 22. Cover the pot.
- 23. Let the sauce simmer on low heat.
- 24. Simmer the sauce for about 1 hour.
- 25. Strain the cooked mixture through a sieve.
- 26. Let the strained sauce reduce uncovered.
- 27. Continue to simmer the sauce for about 30 minutes.
- 28. Adjust the consistency of the sauce to a thick paste.
- 29. Taste the sauce and adjust with salt.
- 30. Taste the sauce and adjust with pepper.
- 31. Taste the sauce and adjust with sugar.
- 32. Taste the sauce and adjust with vinegar.
- 33. Fill the hot sauce into jars immediately.
- 34. Seal the jars immediately.
- 35. Place the sealed jars upside down on their lids.
- 36. Let the jars cool down slightly.
- 37. Turn the jars over.
- 38. Let the jars cool down completely.
- 39. Store the sauce in the refrigerator.
- 40. Use the sauce within 3 to 4 weeks.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 250
- Protein: 8 g · Fett/Fat: 12 g · Carbs: 27 g