Tomato sauce
A flavorful sauce made with tomatoes, garlic, and onions, perfect for accompanying your dishes.
This tomato sauce is perfect for adding flavor to your dishes. It’s quick and easy to prepare and goes well with meat or fish.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time20 min
- Total35 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodjar
- Estimated cost$3.14 $0.52 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $1.32
- $0.15
- $0.21
- $0.06
- $0.04
- $0.41
- $0.00
- $0.02
- $0.93
Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Bring the tomatoes to a boil for about 20 seconds, then peel them and roughly chop them.
- Peel and chop the garlic and onion. ≈ 8 min
- In a bowl, combine the cayenne pepper, grapes, onion, garlic, tomatoes, sugar, vinegar, and optionally garam masala and salt. ≈ 4 min
- Let it simmer until the mixture thickens, then simmer for another 20 minutes.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed. ≈ 2 min
- Let it cool slightly, then pour it into clean jars.
The bill
Tomato sauce
- 500 g of tomatoes$1.32
- 1 yellow onion$0.15
- 4 cloves of Allium sativum (garlic)$0.21
- 1 tablespoon of grape juice$0.06
- 1 tablespoon of salt$0.04
- 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper$0.41
- 3/4 cup of sugar$0.00
- 1 tablespoon of white wine vinegar$0.02
- 1 tablespoon of garam masala$0.93
Total$3.14
that's $0.52 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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