Homemade Tomato Basil Sauce

Homemade Tomato Basil Sauce

from foolproofliving.com
Sauce
35 min
130 kcal / serving

Learn how to make my "foolproof" Homemade Tomato Basil Sauce in less than 45 minutes from start to finish.This is an easy-to-make, vegan, and versatile tomato sauce that you can use either just by itself or in different recipes ranging from simple pasta to pizza dishes.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cupextra virgin olive oil
  • 5 clovesgarlic (peeled and minced)
  • 228-ounce cans whole tomatoes *, crushed in food processor or by hand (read the blog post for details)
  • 1 teaspoonkosher salt
  • ½ teaspoonblack pepper (freshly ground)
  • ¼ teaspoonred pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoonorganic cane sugar (regular sugar, honey or even maple syrup would also work)
  • 8leaves of fresh basil (roughly torn)

Directions

  1. 1

    Heat the olive oil in a large heavy bottom pan in medium heat. Add in the garlic. Cook stirring regularly, until lightly browned, 2-3 minutes. Do not leave site of it as garlic burns easily.

  2. 2

    Add in the tomato, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, and sugar. Cook in medium heat, stirring every few minutes, until it thickens, 20-25 minutes.

  3. 3

    Stir in the chopped fresh basil and turn the heat off. Let it cool down to room temperature.

  4. 4

    Divide it amongst freezer friendly jars or other airtight containers.

  5. 5

    Feel free to freeze it up to 4 months or keep in the fridge up to a week.