SUGAR FREE TOMATO SAUCE

Making your own sugar free tomato sauce is super easy and means you know exactly what you are putting on your pizza or pasta.

Sugar Free Tomato Sauce

Like so many prepared products store bought tomato sauce for pasta is just packed with sugar, to say nothing of the other additives in a lot of them.

Try making your own sugar free tomato sauce instead for a healthier option. You will find that it tastes so much fresher and has a real tang to it. I first made this to use up a batch of tomatoes that I didn’t want to waste. The more flavoursome the tomatoes you start with the better the sauce will be.

sugar free tomato sauce

Ingredients;

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 3 sticks of celery chopped
• 1 kilo/2 1/4lb tomatoes
• 150ml/5 floz dry white wine
• 1 teaspoon salt
• black pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon runny honey
• Herb bundle of 1 bay leaf, sprig of rosemary, 2 sage leaves and sprig of thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh orange zest
• 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh lemon zest
• 1/4 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

Method;

• Heat the oil in a heavy based pan and cook the onion, garlic and celery for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile make a cross on the base of the tomatoes and plunge into boiling water for 30 seconds to remove the skins. Half and scoop out the seeds and then chop the flesh..
• Add the tomatoes to the pan and cook for a further 5 minutes.
• Add all other ingredients, stir and bring to the boil.
• Lower the heat and simmer for 45 minutes until most of the liquid has evaporated.
• Press through a sieve or food mill or whazz in a food processor.
• Pour into a sterilised bottle and pop on the lid.
• This will keep in the fridge for up to 1 month.

Makes half a litre/ approx 1 pint of sauce.

Sugar Free Tomato Sauce

Serve this over plain pasta or use on a simple pizza base and then add toppings of your choice.

You’ll never buy store bought tomato sauce again after trying this one.

You can make this into a hot tomato sauce by adding a chilli to the recipe. I make mine plain as Idgy isn’t into spicy food so I just add some hot sauce to my own dish afterwords if I want to jazz mine up a bit.

Enjoy!

Karon x

PS this Sugar Free Tomato Sauce is just one of the recipes featured in my 50 Easy Homemade Pantry Staples round-up. Honestly making your own store cupboard basics is fun, easy and saves money too.

Print Recipe

Sugar Free Pasta Sauce

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time1 hr

Total Time1 hr 10 mins

Course: condiments

Author: Karon Grieve

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 3 sticks of celery chopped
• 1 kilo/2 1/4lb tomatoes
• 150 ml/5 floz dry white wine
• 1 teaspoon salt
• black pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon runny honey
• Herb bundle of 1 bay leaf sprig of rosemary, 2 sage leaves and sprig of thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh orange zest
• 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh lemon zest
• 1/4 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

Instructions

• Heat the oil in a heavy based pan and cook the onion, garlic and celery for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile make a cross on the base of the tomatoes and plunge into boiling water for 30 seconds to remove the skins. Half and scoop out the seeds and then chop the flesh..
• Add the tomatoes to the pan and cook for a further 5 minutes.
• Add all other ingredients, stir and bring to the boil.
• Lower the heat and simmer for 45 minutes until most of the liquid has evaporated.
• Press through a sieve or food mill or whazz in a food processor.
• Pour into a sterilised bottle and pop on the lid.
• This will keep in the fridge for up to 1 month.

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