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Homemade tomato sauce is tasty and healthier than ready-made tomato sauce.

Ready-made tomato sauce may seem like a much simpler and practical option, especially with the rush of everyday life, but it is not very healthy, since canned ready-made tomato sauce may contain bisphenol, a preservative suspected of causing hormonal dysfunction (Learn more about the topic in the article: "Know the types of bisphenol and their risks"). Below are five types of homemade tomato sauce recipe for you to make your own tomato sauce. It's simpler than you think!

Homemade tomato sauce with carrots

Ingredients

• 500 grams of tomato for sauce (round or long and ripe)
• 1 small onion
• 1 small carrot or half a medium carrot
• 1 piece of celery
• salt to taste
• 4 tablespoons of oil
• 3 or more basil leaves
• vegetable strainer

Method of preparation

• Place the oil with the onion, celery and chopped carrots in a pan to brown;
• Add the washed and sliced ​​tomatoes, salt and basil and cook over a very low heat (about half an hour). Stir from time to time so as not to burn - the sauce may bubble, so leave the pan covered or half covered;
• Pass the sauce through the vegetable processor, leaving it smooth;
• Check consistency is firm; if it is too watery, return the sauce to the pan and cook it a little longer over low heat.

Tomato sauce in the pan

Ingredients

• 300 grams of cherry tomatoes
• salt to taste
• 3 tablespoons of oil
• 1 large clove of whole garlic (2 if small)
• 1 bay leaf (optional)

Method of preparation

• Peel the garlic and place it whole in the skillet to brown in the oil.
• When the garlic is golden brown, place the halved tomatoes and cook them over medium heat in the open skillet along with the dry bay leaf.
• The sauce will be ready when the tomato starts to loosen its skin.

Tomato sauce with onion

Ingredients

• 500 grams of tomato for sauce
• 2 chopped medium onions
• salt to taste
• 4 spoons of oil
• optional basil (some leaves)
• a piece of carrot (to remove the acidity of the tomato)

Method of preparation

• Heat the onions to brown in the oil.
• Add the washed and sliced ​​tomatoes and let them cook for about 30 minutes.
• Check the consistency and stir always so as not to burn or stick to the bottom.
• When the sauce is ready, beat it well using a mixer to crush the tomato skin

Tomato sauce in the oven

Ingredients

• 300 grams of tomatoes
• 3 small garlic cloves (according to taste)
• Aromatic herbs to taste (oregano, marjoram, basil, black pepper, thyme, or dry seasoning mix)
• salt to taste
• breadcrumbs
• olive oil

Method of preparation

• Wash and cut the tomatoes in half and place them on a baking sheet.
• Sprinkle salt on top, add finely chopped garlic (remove the thread from inside the garlic, as it can cause indigestion), the herbs and spread a very generous amount of oil on top.
• Bake at 180°C for about 20 minutes until the tomatoes have a golden-brown skin.
• Mix the tomatoes and the sauce is ready to accompany any pasta.

Tomato sauce with garlic, oil and pepper

Ingredients

• 2 large cloves of garlic
• 6 tablespoons of oil
• 1 fresh cayenne pepper
• 3 tomatoes
• salt to taste

Method of preparation

• In a skillet, place the whole garlic cloves and the pepper (whole or chopped) to brown in the oil in abundance;
• Add the tomatoes to add flavor and color to the sauce. Spread a pinch of salt and you're done;
• Remove the cooked spaghetti from the water (about two minutes before cooking indicated on the package) and throw it in the pan to get the flavor of the homemade tomato sauce.