Homemade Tomato Sauce (pizza, marinara)

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This homemade tomato sauce I use with pasta as well as pizza sauce. This recipe makes 6 pint jars

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Keyword homemade tomato sauce, pizza sauce, spagetti sauce, tomato sauce

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 3

Total Time 4

Servings cup

Calories 160kcal

Ingredients

1 16 oz tomato sauce I used our homemade canned tomato sauce
1 6 oz can tomato paste
1/4 c onions, finely chopped
3 Garlic cloves, minced equals about 1 1/2 tsp
1 TBSP Olive Oil
1 TBSP Fresh Basil, chopped dried basil
1 TBSP Fresh Parsley, chopped dried parsley
1 TBSP Fresh Rosemary dried rosemary
1/2 tsp black pepper to taste
1/2 tsp salt to taste
1 1/2 TBSP granulated sugar
1 TBSP Grated Parmesan Cheese (optional) If I'm canning this, I will not add cheese.
1 TBSP Grated Romano Cheese (optional) If I'm canning this, I will not add cheese.

Instructions

In a medium-sized saucepan, heat olive oil. Add onins and garlic saute' until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Sitr in tomato sauce and tomato paste. Add oregano, rosemary, basil, salt, pepper and sugar.
Let simmer on low heat anywhere from 30 minutes to a couple of hours. I have included the details on simmering in the recipe notes.

Notes

I use our canned tomatoes to make this sauce. However, you can use store-bought tomato sauce. When I make this recipe.

Breakdown of simmer times

30 minutes = a marinated sauce

1 hour = spaghetti sauce or Ragu

2 -3 hours = Italian-American style with deep, robust flavors.

Serving size: 1 quart jar equals 2 cups. 1 cup per serving is the approximation.

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