Description
This onion garlic tomato sauce is used in several dishes, so here's how to batch cook it.
Ingredients
Scale
- 9 Medium Tomatoes
- 3 Medium Onions
- 9 Garlic Cloves
- 1 Tsp of Sugar
- 2 Tbsp of Olive Oil
- Salt and Pepper to Taste
Instructions
- Peel and quarter onions. Peel garlic. Add to a food processor and blend on high. Set aside.
- Quarter tomatoes. Add to a blender. Blend on high. Strain tomatoes. Set aside.
- In a large stovetop pot on medium-high heat, add olive oil. Once the oil is hot, add the onion and garlic mixture. Fry the onions and garlic for about 5 minutes or until they start to change color.
- Add the strained tomato puree, sugar, salt, and pepper. Cover the pot, reduce to medium heat, and simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Cool to room temperature.
- Use sauce for a recipe directly, store in the fridge, or store in a freezer-friendly quart-sized bag.
Notes
- This recipe fills 2 quart-sized storage bags.
- The sauce is good for 5 days if storing in the fridge or 3 months if storing in the freezer.
- To use previously frozen Egyptian magic red sauce, thaw in a bowl of water. Heat on medium heat on the stovetop.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Egyptian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 quart bag
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 34 g
- Sodium: 37 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 49 g
- Fiber: 12 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: tomato sauce with onion, Egyptian tomato sauce, homemade tomato sauce, freezer tomato sauce
