Tomato Sauce

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Tomato Sauce

 

Recipe By :Fields of Greens - Annie Somerville

Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 tablespoon light olive oil

1 medium yellow onion -- diced, about 1 cup

1/2 teaspoon dried basil

salt and pepper

3 garlic cloves -- finely chopped

1/4 cup dry red wine

1 1/2 pounds fresh tomatoes -- peeled, seeded, and chopped, about 2

cups

OR

1 16 oz can tomatoes, with their juice -- chopped

1 bay leaf

 

Heat the oil in a medium-size saucepan; add the onion, basil, 1/2 teaspoon salt,

and a few pinches of pepper. Saute over medium heat until the onion is soft,

about 7 to 8 minutes, then add the garlic and saute for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the

wine and simmer a minute or two to reduce; when the pan is almost dry, add the

tomatoes and the bay leaf. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 30 minutes. Add

salt and pepper to taste.

 

Variation: For a spicy tomato sauce seasoned with fresh chilies, add 1/2

teaspoon toasted cumin seed and a few pinches of cayenne to the onion; omit the

wine. Puree 2 or 3 seeded jalapeno or serrano chilies and cook with the

tomatoes.

 

TIP: If the sauce is acidic, add a little sugar.

 

Yield:

" 2 cups "

 

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Per serving: 230 Calories (kcal); 2g Total Fat; (9% calories from fat); 7g

Protein; 43g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 99mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 8 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; 0

Other Carbohydrates

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0