A Little Background
If you have ever wondered how to get a deeply layered flavor in a homemade tomato sauce without spending hours at the stove, the secret lies in combining different tomato varieties. By mixing sweet cherry tomatoes, meaty Romas, and juicy vine-ripened tomatoes, you get a beautiful balance of natural sweetness, acidity, and body.
This recipe keeps things wonderfully simple, letting the fresh produce shine. With just a generous amount of garlic, good olive oil, and salt, the natural sugars in the tomatoes caramelize as they simmer, creating a fresh yet rich sauce.
Best of all, this is a truly multipurpose recipe. Whether you are tossing it with your favorite pasta, spreading it over a pizza crust, or simply dipping warm, crusty bread right into it, it is a versatile staple you will love having on hand.
See Step by Step Process
Step 1:
Add Slice Roma Tomatoes and Vine-Ripe tomatoes into Half.
Step 2:
Add 1/4 Cup of Olive oil to a pot and let it heat up for about a min or 2.
Step 3:
Add garlic pods along with all the tomatoes. Give them a mix.
Step 4:
Cook on medium high heat for 5-8 mins without lid.
Step 5:
Add some salt, mix, close the lid and cook for 15 mins. The tomatoes will cook in their own broth.
Step 6:
After 15 mins, remove the lid and let the sauce simmer for 20 mins on low-medium heat. Once the sauce reduces, it will be thick like seen below.
Step 7:
Pulse the sauce to desired texture. Use it as Pizza, Pasta or just Dipping Sauce.
Tips & Notes
- Control your texture: For a rustic, chunky sauce, give it just a few light pulses in a food processor or use a potato masher. If you prefer a smoother sauce for pizza, pulse a few extra times or use an immersion blender once the sauce cools slightly.
- Tomato balance: While the mix of vine-ripe, Roma, and cherry tomatoes gives you a great balance of juice, structure, and sweetness, you can adjust the ratios based on what looks best at your local market. Extra cherry tomatoes will yield a sweeter sauce, while more Romas will make it thicker.
- Storage advice: Keep leftovers in a sealed glass jar or airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. This sauce also freezes exceptionally well for up to 3 months.
- Simmer gently: When reducing the sauce uncovered, keep the heat on low-medium and stir occasionally to make sure the garlic infuses nicely without scorching on the bottom of the pan.
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3 Ingredient Tomato Sauce – Deep, Rich & Creamy
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1 lb Vine-Ripe Romatoes
- 1 lb Cherry Tomatoes
- 1 lb Roma Tomatoes
- 10 Pods garlic peeled
- 1/4 Cup Olive Oil
- Salt to taste
Instructions
Directions
- Add oil to a pan and heat up for 1 mins. Add garlic and tomatoes. Give them a mix and cook for 5-8 mins with no lid.
- Add oil to a deep pot along with tomatoes and garlic.
- Give them a mix and let them cook on medium high heat for 5-8mins.
- Add some salt and close the lid and cook for 15 mins.
- Lastly open the lid and let the sauce reduce on low-medium heat for 20 mins.
- Let the sauce cool a bit and pulse into desired texture.
- Add to pizza, pasta or just dip it with bread!
- Enjoy!
