Tomato sauce

Tomato sauce

Sauces

A flavorful sauce made with tomatoes, garlic, and onions, perfect for accompanying your dishes.

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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

6 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

  1. Bring the tomatoes to a boil for about 20 seconds, then peel them and roughly chop them.
  2. Peel and chop the garlic and onion. ≈ 8 min
  3. In a bowl, combine the cayenne pepper, grapes, onion, garlic, tomatoes, sugar, vinegar, and optionally garam masala and salt. ≈ 4 min
  4. Let it simmer until the mixture thickens, then simmer for another 20 minutes.
  5. Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed. ≈ 2 min
  6. 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.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of tomatoes
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 4 cloves of Allium sativum (garlic)
  • 1 tablespoon of grape juice
  • 1 tablespoon of salt
  • 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
  • 3/4 cup of sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of white wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon of garam masala

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