Universal tomato sauce

6 servings

40 minutes

Andrey Zhdanov, chef of the Modus restaurant, shared the sauce recipe with us. This sauce is suitable for pasta, meatballs and other dishes.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 85.8
• Proteins: 1.4g
• Fats: 4.2g
• Carbohydrates: 11g

Ingredients

• Pelati tomatoes: 800 g
• Onion: 20 g
• Garlic: 20 g
• Carrot: 20 g
• Olive oil: 23 ml
• Rosemary: 1 sprig
• Thyme: 1 sprig
• Basil: 1 sprig
• Vegetable broth: 500 ml
• Celery stalk: 20 g
• Sugar: 17 g
• Salt: 6 g

Cooking steps

1. Prepare all the ingredients.

2. Chop the onion randomly.

3. Also chop the carrot randomly.

4. Cut the celery randomly as well.

5. Peel the garlic cloves.

6. Heat olive oil in a pan.

7. Slightly sauté the vegetables in olive oil.

   Required ingredients:

   • Olive oil: 23 ml
   • Onion: 20 g
   • Carrot: 20 g
   • Celery stalk: 20 g
   • Garlic: 20 g

8. Add peeled tomatoes, herbs, sugar, salt, and vegetable broth.

   Required ingredients:

   • Pelati tomatoes: 800 g
   • Rosemary: 1 sprig
   • Thyme: 1 sprig
   • Basil: 1 sprig
   • Vegetable broth: 500 ml
   • Sugar: 17 g
   • Salt: 6 g

9. Bring to a boil and cook for 30 minutes.

10. Strain the sauce with a potato masher or pass it through a meat grinder. Do not use a blender.

11. Such sauce can be frozen or stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.