Tomato sauce (for pizzas)

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

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:

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

Step by step recipe

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.
2	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.
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.
4	Taste to check seasoning, then remove from heat and leave to cool. You can blend it briefly if you prefer a smooth sauce.
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.

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