Tomato sauce for pizza, pasta, rice or as a spread

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 500 ml tomato(s), strained
• 150 g tomato paste, triple concentrated
• 1 onion(s)
• 50 ml orange juice or lemon juice
• 1 tsp sugar
• Salt
• 1 pinch of nutmeg
• ½ tsp marjoram
• ½ tsp oregano
• ½ tsp pepper
• ½ tsp sweet paprika powder
• some garlic granules, OR:
• 1 garlic clove(s)
• some oil or butter for frying

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 45 minutes

Finely chop the onion and sauté in a little oil or butter until translucent. (If using a garlic clove instead of garlic granules, finely chop it too, but add it at the end and only sauté briefly, as it burns quickly.) Add the tomato paste and let it roast briefly. Add the passata (chunked or whole tomatoes will do) and mix everything well. Now add the orange or lemon juice, garlic granules (if you’re not using a garlic clove), sugar, salt, nutmeg, marjoram, oregano, pepper, and paprika and bring everything to a boil briefly. Simmer on the lowest heat, stirring occasionally, until almost all the liquid has evaporated and the tomato sauce is quite thick, similar to tomato paste. This amount is enough for 4 round pizzas or 2 pizza trays. The sauce also tastes great with pasta or rice, but it should be thinned out a bit. It’s also a delicious spread on bread!