Thick Tomato Sauce

Use for making pizzas, or for freezing. This recipe makes approximately 2 cups of product.
== Ingredients ==
* 2 tbsp olive oil
* 1 medium onion
* 1 clove garlic
* 1½ medium (14 oz) cans peeled tomatoes
* ¼ cup tomato paste
* sea salt and black pepper
* 1 tsp sugar
* ½ bay leaf
* 2 tsp chopped basil
== Directions ==
# Heat the oil in a broad pan.
# Peel and chop the onion and cook it slowly until softened.
# Do not let the onion color more than a pale yellow.
# Peel and crush the garlic and add it towards the end.
# Pour in the canned tomatoes with their juice and the tomato puree (paste).
# Chop roughly in the pan with the edge of a palette knife.
# Add the salt and pepper, sugar, and bay leaf.
# Simmer slowly for 1 hour with the lid off, until reduced to a thick sauce, stirring now and then.
# Add the chopped basil for the last few minutes only.
Category:Diabetic-friendly Recipes
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