Simple Tomato Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2-4 Garlic cloves minced (Depending on size of garlic and preference. My family loves garlic!)
- 2 6 oz Plain gluten-free tomato paste we use Muir Glen these days
- 2 Tomato purée we use Pomi Strained Tomatoes, 26.46oz
- 1 -2 tablespoon Dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt or taste
- 1/4 teaspoon Pepper or to taste
- Garlic powder optional, sometimes I'll add a pinch after it's simmered a bit if looking for more flavor
- Water as needed
Instructions
- Heat olive oil under medium heat
- Sauté garlic until fragrant and just starting to brown
- Add tomato paste & stir in with olive oil
- Add tomato puree & stir together (If you want to make more or less, stick with ratio of 1 paste:1 puree)
- Add 1 cup of water or more till desired thickness
- Add dried basil, salt and pepper.
- Simmer for at least an hour, the longer the better
- Taste and add additional seasoning as desired, and add water as desired if you want a thinner sauce. When cooking a sauce, the flavor of the particular tomato puree or paste will affect taste of sauce, so it's important to taste and adjust as needed.