The Neapolitan sauce is the base one, and various red sauces are prepared on its basis. It works well for pasta or pizza and cooks very quickly.
It is necessary
- - 50 g tomato paste;
- - 50 ml of olive oil;
- - 1 onion;
- - 2 large tomatoes;
- - 3 cloves of garlic;
- - 2 glasses of broth or ordinary water;
- - 1 teaspoon dry basil;
- - 1/2 teaspoon of oregano;
- - black pepper, tomato paste, paprika, salt, sugar.
Instructions
Step 1
Take a saucepan with a thick bottom, heat olive oil in it, fry chopped onions, add chopped garlic cloves.
Step 2
Scald tomatoes with boiling water, peel, finely chop. Add tomatoes to fried onions. After a couple of minutes, add sugar, paprika, salt, pepper. Pour in broth or water, simmer together for 40 minutes.
Step 3
During this time, the sauce should boil well, while the tomatoes should boil completely.
Step 4
Add the oregano and basil a couple of minutes before the end of the sauce. Allow ready-made Neapolitan sauce to cool, add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of olive oil to make the sauce shiny.