Tomato Sauce I (without Stock)

A dish built around tomatoes or 1¾ cups fresh stewed tomatoes and onion.

Fish And Meat Sauces

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • ½ can tomatoes or 1¾ cups fresh stewed tomatoes
  • 1 slice onion
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon pepper
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 3 tablespoons butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Cook onion with tomatoes fifteen minutes, rub through a strainer, and add to butter and flour (to which seasonings have been added) cooked together. If tomatoes are very acid, add a few grains of soda. If tomatoes are to retain their red color it is necessary to brown butter and flour together before adding the tomatoes.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories454
Protein4.9 g
Fat35.1 g
Carbs32.4 g
Fiber3.8 g
Sodium604 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States