Homemade Passata Sauce

This Fresh Homemade Passata sauce, devoid of any preservatives is a wonderful Italian onion tomato paste to have on hand at all times!

This delicious, easy to prepare, Italian sauce is such a versatile thing to have on hand that I wonder how or why we ever survived on Tomato Ketchup to go with all our goodies! 🙂

It is such a brilliant recipe – onion, tomato, basil and garlic. That pretty much is all you need to make this mind boggling Passata sauce. You can use it as a dipping sauce, a sauce for Pasta or eat it straight out of the jar – it is guaranteed to be tasty at all times!

Follow these few simple steps to make Tomato Passata Sauce at Home –

Homemade Passata Sauce

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• Author: Kavitha
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Yield: 1 cup 1x

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Ingredients

• 4–6 Tomatoes. roughly chopped
• 1 large Onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons Oil (preferably olive oil)
• 4–6 Garlic Cloves
• 8–10 Basil Leaves (*If you don;t have fresh basil leaves, use 2 teaspoons dry basil)
• 1–2 teaspoons Salt (adjust to taste)
• 2 teaspoons Ground Black Pepper
• 2 tablespoons Tomato paste or ketchup
• a pinch of Sugar

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Instructions

1. In a pan, heat 1 teaspoon oil and add chopped onions. Fry on medium heat till onions have developed a golden brown color.
2. To a grinder / mixer / blender, add the chopped tomatoes, basil, fried onions, garlic and grind to a almost smooth paste
3. In the same pan, heat remaining oil and add the ground onion – tomato paste along with 1/2 a cup of water. Let it cook on medium heat for about 10 minutes. It will start turning a deeper color
4. Add the tomato paste, salt, pepper, sugar and mix well. Taste & adjust for seasoning. Let it boil for a final 5 minutes.
5. Let it cool completely. Store in clean, air tight jars in the refrigerator. Use as required.

Tip: Stays well in the fridge for a month

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*You can also buy this sauce from the store.

Homemade Passata Sauce Recipe | Italian Onion Tomato paste from scratch

You’ll need –

Heat 1 teaspoon oil and Fry onions till it becomes a golden brown color

To the blender, add tomato, garlic, basil and fried onion. Grind to a smooth paste.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil and add the paste to the pan. Also add 1/2 cup water. Let it cook on medium heat for 8-10 minutes till sauce reduces and turns a deeper color

Add tomato paste, pepper, salt and sugar and mix well. Let it boil for a final 5 minutes.

Let it cool completely. Store in air tight jars in the container.

Other delicious condiments for you —–>

Schezwan Sauce

Coconut Mint Chutney

Cheese Sauce (Mornay Sauce)

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