How to Make Tomato Sauce “Like from a School Canteen”: A Secret Forgotten by Modern Housewives

30.05.2023 18:07

Any meat dish will become much tastier and more aromatic if you add gravy to it.

Moreover, even a novice in cooking can make such an addition to lunch or dinner.

Still, it is very easy to make tomato sauce “like from a school cafeteria”. You just need to prepare a few ingredients and be patient.

Ingredients

  • Tomato paste - 60 g.
  • Flour - 2 g.
  • Sunflower oil - 1 tbsp.
  • Water - 400 ml.
  • Onions, carrots - 1 pc.
  • Salt - 1/2 tsp.
  • Granulated sugar - 1 tsp.
  • Bay leaf - 1 pc.

How to cook

The vegetables should be chopped and fried in oil until the onions are golden brown. Then you can add tomato paste.

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The mixture needs to be kept on the fire for about two minutes.

In a separate container, combine flour and water. Pour the mixture into the frying pan. Mix all ingredients thoroughly.

You can add a little granulated sugar, salt, and spices.

The sauce should simmer over medium heat and under the lid for another 10-15 minutes. After that, select the minimum heat and leave the gravy for another 10 minutes. Then you can serve the sauce to the table.

Olga Kotova Author: Olga Kotova Internet resource editor