Brown sauce

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 4 slices of celery
• 1 large carrot(s)
• 2 m.-sized potatoes
• 1 large onion(s)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 liter vegetable broth or meat broth
• 1 shot of red wine or brown balsamic vinegar
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 tbsp tomatoes, chopped from the can
• 1 tbsp oil or olive oil
• salt and pepper
• Paprika powder
• marjoram

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

low-calorie

Finely chop the onions and garlic clove and fry in oil. Add the tomato paste and paprika and fry briefly until lightly toasted. Then add the finely chopped vegetables and fry briefly. Then add the diced tomatoes and fry everything briefly again. Add the spices and pour in the stock (homemade or instant powder), add the red wine or balsamic vinegar. Add the chopped potatoes and simmer for about 1/2 hour until soft. Then strain the vegetables and collect the liquid in another pot. Purée the vegetables with a hand blender and stir back into the reserved sauce until it reaches a creamy and thick consistency.