Simple tomato sauce

Description

This simple tomato sauce is good in every way: easy, quick and perfect for a huge number of dishes. If you want, serve it with barbecue or fried chicken, if you want - add it to borscht, if you want - pour it over pasta before serving. The main thing is that the tomatoes that serve as the basis of the sauce are really very ripe and have a pleasant sweetish taste, so try to get just those. And then just follow the recipe instructions and cook tomato sauce to the delight of yourself and your loved ones!

Cooking

Step 1

Prepare the ingredients for making a simple tomato sauce. First of all, wash your tomatoes. Then cut each crosswise and place in a colander.

Step 2

Pour the tomatoes for the sauce several times with boiling water. Then let the fruits cool down a bit. Remove the skin from the tomatoes with a sharp knife. Finely chop the tomato pulp.

Step 3

Peel and chop the onion and garlic for the sauce. Wash the basil sprig, pat dry and chop. Place the prepared ingredients in a large saucepan and place over medium heat.

Step 4

Add sugar and salt to taste. While stirring, bring to a boil. Cook on low heat for 30 minutes. Stir occasionally. Grind hot tomato sauce in a blender and wipe through a fine metal sieve.