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Tomato sauce (for pizzas)

Name: Tomato sauce (for pizzas)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 700 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 onion; 2 shallots; 1 bouquet garni; 1 garlic clove; 500 g peeled and chopped tomatoes; 70 g tomato paste; 5 tablespoons olive oil

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

543 K 4.4/5 (88 reviews)

1 hour 15 min. difficulté

Easy

3.40 €

700 g

7 Ingredients

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 and chopped tomatoes
6 70 g tomato paste
7 5 tablespoons olive oil
Total weight: 865 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 10 min.

Resting: 30 min.

Cooking: 35 min.

All in all: 1 hour 15 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.

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.

Add 500 g peeled and chopped 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.

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.

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

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.

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

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	10 RDI=4 %	60 RDI=5 %	80 RDI=10 %	950 RDI=50 %	3,960 RDI: 50 %
Per 100 g	1 RDI=0 %	6 RDI=1 %	8 RDI=1 %	110 RDI=5 %	460 RDI: 5 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: Celery

How much will it cost?

For 700 g : 3.40 €

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