Sugo Rosso (Red Sauce)

Name: Sugo Rosso (Red Sauce)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 larges basil leaves, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 larges tomatoes

Sugo Rosso (Red Sauce) is a gluten free, primal, and whole 30 recipe with 2 servings. One serving contains 151 calories, 1g of protein, and 14g of fat. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works best as a sauce, and is done in about 25 minutes. If you have tomatoes, garlic, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cook the tomatoes in boiling water until the skin begins to split, about 1 minute. Immediately remove the tomatoes and plunge into ice water for several minutes to stop the cooking process.

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Water

Tomato

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Pot

Remove the tomatoes from the ice water; remove and discard the tomato skins.

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Water

Tomato

Cut the tomatoes into chunks. Blend the tomatoes in a food processor until smooth.

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Tomato

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Food Processor

Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat; warm the crushed garlic in the oil until fragrant, being careful not to brown, 1 to 2 minutes.

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Garlic

Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add the blended tomatoes and salt; bring the mixture to a simmer and cook until the sauce thickens, 10 to 15 minutes.

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Tomato

Sauce

Salt

Remove the sauce from the heat and stir the basil through the sauce. Allow the sauce to sit for a few minutes to allow the flavor from the basil to blend into the sauce.

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Basil