Easy delicious homemade tomato sauce for meatballs or chicken patties. Leave as is for piquant flavor or remove spicy ingredient/s for a non-spicy effect. Dairy-free, gluten-free, no meat additives. Best served hot.
This homemade sauce is vegan, even suitable for soy or other vegan options, so it could suit your vegan guests or meat, or chicken lovers.
This is a great sauce for mid-week dishes or even to impress week-end guests.
If you make this sauce, or have any questions, feel free to leave me a comment below.
Enjoy!
Yield: for 20 meat/chicken balls
Homemade Tomato Sauce for Meatballs
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Easy homemade Tomato Sauce for Meat/Chicken Ball or Tofu 'Meat' Fritters
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Total Time
15 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 14 oz.canned crushed/cubed tomatoes (400 g)
- 2 large garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 teaspoon chili pepper (cayenne) powder (optional)
- 1 teaspoon basil powder
- 1 teaspoon Baharat (optional)
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons olive oil (mild aroma/other)
- 2 1/2 cups boiling water
Instructions
- Heat oil one minute on low flame, add and fry garlic 1 minute.
- Add rest of ingrediemts, adding water. last.
- Bring to a boil, cover pan and simmer 8 minutes.
- Add cooked/fried meat/chicken balls/tofu. Cook for 10 minutes together.
Notes
Substitute for fresh garlic: 2 teaspoon garlic powder