For making a tasty and healthy sauce, tomato paste and tomatoes are the main components. You can use both bought tomato paste, and cooked at home. To do this, it is necessary to boil fresh tomatoes over low heat, which turn into mashed potatoes. In this case, it is best to remove the peel and seeds from tomatoes.
If you decide to make a sauce of tomato paste, then you should choose a paste of higher quality and aromatic. Such sauces are quite useful and go well with meat dishes, potatoes, and rice. In addition, such dishes contain few calories, especially if it is cooked with the addition of olive oil.
Armenian spicy tomato paste sauce
Products for cooking:
Onion - a few pieces;
Garlic - 7-8 cloves;
Tomato paste - 5-6 tablespoons of tablespoons;
Sugar - 2 teaspoons of tea;
Water - 150 ml;
Salt;
Pepper;
Cilantro - a bunch of one
All ingredients must be crushed with a knife and mix well. Place in the refrigerator for a couple of hours, so that all those aged are saturated with the aroma and taste of each other. If you do not have cilantro, then you can take parsley. When the tomato paste sauce is infused, add to taste to the side dishes and meat dishes.
Spicy Tomato Sauce
Products:
Tomatoes - 0.5 kg;
Water - half a glass;
Garlic - 4 cloves;
Cilantro - a couple of branches;
Coriander - 1 teaspoon;
Capsicum red - 1 pc.;
Salt
Cut the tomatoes into four parts, then place in a pan. Now pour them with water and bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat to a minimum and remove the lid, cook the tomatoes for about 12 minutes. Then remove from heat and cool a little. Now grate boiled tomatoes with a sieve. Chop the garlic and add coriander to it. Mix the garlic mixture and tomato mass and add finely chopped cilantro. Cut hot pepper lengthwise, remove seeds and chop into small pieces. Mix everything and add salt to taste. Tomato and garlic sauce is ready!
Tomato paste, tomato, sour cream sauce
This recipe is quite simple and perfect for meatballs, stuffed cabbage, meatballs and other dishes.
Products for its preparation:
Tomatoes - 3-4 pieces;
Salt - one and a half teaspoons;
Tomato paste - 75 g;
Sour cream - about 200 g;
Pepper - a couple of pinches
First you need to scald the tomatoes with boiling water and peel them. Then grate the tomatoes or grind with a blender. Add tomato paste, salt, pepper and mix thoroughly. If the sauce is too thick, you can add a small amount of water. Now the sauce can be used to stew cabbage rolls, meatballs, meatballs, stuffed peppers. For aroma, you can add bay leaf, allspice, as well as other spices.
Tomato Paste and Chili Sauce
Products:
Tomato paste - 250 g;
Water - half a glass;
Garlic - 4-5 cloves;
Chili pepper (small) - a couple of pieces;
Cilantro;
Salt
Dilute tomato paste with water and mix well. Then peel the garlic and mince through the garlic. Chill and chop the cilantro. Then combine the tomato solution, garlic, herbs, salt, chili pepper in a blender and mix well until a homogeneous mass is formed. Put the prepared sauce in a saucepan and serve!
Red tomato paste sauce
Products for cooking:
Butter - 2 tablespoons of tablespoons;
Shredded onions - a quarter cup;
Flour - 1 tablespoon;
Bouillon - 2 glasses;
Tomato paste - 2 teaspoons of tea;
Bay leaf;
Pepper, salt
Peel the onion, then chop finely and fry in butter for about 6 minutes. Then pour in small portions of flour and mix well so that no lumps form. Cook over low heat for about 18 minutes. Then the cooked mass must be filtered.
This sauce is served with meat and fish dishes, both hot and cold.