Meatless Tomato Sauce for Pasta

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   How do you make this pasta sauce? Gather the ingredients from the list. Choose tomatoes that are juicy, meaty, and sweet. That said, tomatoes that aren't picture-perfect will work just fine here — they get cooked down anyway.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash the tomatoes, score a shallow X in the bottom of each, put them in a bowl, and cover with boiling water. Let them sit for a few minutes, then slip off the skins — blanching this way makes peeling quick and easy. Cut the tomato flesh into small pieces.

3. Step 3:

   

   Wash the bell pepper, remove the seeds and stem, and cut it into small pieces.

4. Step 4:

   

   Peel and finely mince the garlic — a garlic press works well here. Wash the parsley, pat it dry, and chop it with a knife.

5. Step 5:

   

   Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet and sauté the bell pepper for about 3 minutes, stirring with a spatula.

6. Step 6:

   

   Add the chopped tomatoes to the pepper and stir to combine.

7. Step 7:

   

   Simmer over high heat, stirring, for another 8 minutes, until the excess liquid cooks off.

8. Step 8:

   

   Stir in the sugar and black pepper, then pour in the soy sauce. Taste and adjust, adding whatever it needs. Mix well and let it simmer over low heat for 1 minute. Take the pan off the heat, stir in the chopped parsley, and it's done. Your meatless tomato pasta sauce is ready to serve!