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Tomato sauce for pizzas

This is the sauce to put on pizza bases before the toppings.

436,7694.4/5 for 85 ratings

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Last modified on: October 19^th 2010

For 700 g, you will need:

1 1 onion
2 2 shallots
3 1 Bouquet garni
4 1 garlic clove
5 500 g peeled tomatoes
6 70 g tomato paste
7 5 tablespoons olive oil
Total weight: 865 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
10 min.	30 min.	35 min.	1 hour 15 min.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Tomato sauce for pizzas : Photo of step #1

Peel and finely chop 2 shallots and 1 onion.

Put 5 tablespoons olive oil in a large pan, heat and add onion and shallots, salt and pepper.

Cook for 1 or 2 minutes, without colouring.

Stage 2 - 30 min.

Tomato sauce for pizzas : Photo of step #2

Add 500 g peeled tomatoes, 1 Bouquet garni and 1 garlic clove en chemise (in its skin), stir well, salt and pepper again.

Leave to cook covered, on low heat for 25/30 minutes, until tomatoes have disintegrated.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Tomato sauce for pizzas : Photo of step #3

Discard bouquet garni and garlic, add 70 g tomato paste, mix well.

Leave to cook uncovered on low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, for sauce to thicken slightly.

Stage 4 - 30 min.

Tomato sauce for pizzas : Photo of step #4

Taste to check seasoning, then remove from heat and leave to cool.

You can blend it briefly if you prefer a smooth sauce.

Stage 5

Tomato sauce for pizzas : Photo of step #5

Put in a jar with an airtight lid and refrigerate.

Remarks

For a stronger flavour, you could add a stock cube with the tomatoes.

See also pizza dough recipe, and some advices for pizza-party.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
953 Kcal or 3,990 Kj	11 gr	58 gr	75 gr
48 %	4 %	5 %	11 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
110 Kcal or 461 Kj	1 gr	7 gr	9 gr
6 %	<1 %	1 %	1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 700 g : 3.37 €

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