How to make canned tomato sauce

Sauces can be a base for many delicious concoctions and the gravies that one makes. There are many ways to make good tomato sauce. Here is a simple and basic one.

The oil is heated in a pan and the garlic is sautéed. It is the first step towards a mouthwatering sauce. 

Then the canned tomatoes are added in the oil. This mixture is then brought to boil. The mixture is brought to a quick simmer and is cooked for a span of 5 minutes. After this, a blender can be used for the purpose of making the paste of the tomatoes even more fine and plain. Even a large spoon can be used for the purpose of mashing the tomatoes and making the blend an even one. 

The mashing and the blending is the key to the perfect sauce. The sauce is blended and mixed well so that there is no sort of lump in it. This is what gives the even taste and the uniform texture to it.

Then the taste of the sauce can be enhanced and seasoned with the addition of spices like salt and pepper and chilies if one wants to make it spicy and tangy. The basil is then added to it. It can be served hot or cold. 

It can be preserved for a long time. It has a good and homogenous taste and at the same time one knows it is clean and fresh if it is homemade. So all one needs to do is to get the ingredients and the process right and then one can start making their own tomato sauce. 

There are many benefits of the canned tomato sauce over the freshly made one. This is because there is more of the Lycopene pigment in the canned tomatoes; this is great in reducing the risk of cancer.

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