Making homemade tomato sauce from scratch is so worth it.
After one taste, you’ll never want to buy the jarred stuff again.
A good tomato sauce is the foundation for so many wonderful dishespizza, pasta, chicken, and fish.
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What’s your favorite tomato sauce recipe?
A traditional marinara has tomatoes, garlic, and basil.
Tomato sauce has more ingredients including onions, carrots, celery, and additional seasonings.
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Any recipe that calls for marinara can also use tomato sauce, although it will alter the flavor slightly.
Note that if you do use fresh tomatoes, the simmering time may take longer.
Thaw in the refrigerator overnight, or thaw on the stovetop on medium low heat, stirring occasionally.
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Check out thisBasil-Garlic Tomato Saucerecipe if you want to water bath can.
What to Serve With Tomato Sauce
Where do we start?
Use tomato sauce as a dipping sauce forcheesy bread,garlic bread, ormozzarella sticks.
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Top pasta or vegetables with it.
Tomato sauce can also be the red sauce for steaming mussels.
Add the chopped onion, carrot, celery and parsley.
Remove cover and add the minced garlic.
Increase the heat to medium high.
Cook for garlic for 30 seconds.
Add the tomato paste and the basil.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Simple Tip!
Refrigerate the sauce in a tightly covered container for up to 1 week.
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