Barba Stathis - Tomato Sauce for Ladera - 370g - 370g

About the product

This is a ready-made tomato sauce base built for ladera, the category of Greek vegetable dishes slow-cooked in tomato and olive oil. The composition is mostly tomato (82%) and double concentrated tomato puree (9%), with onion, carrot, olive oil, sugar, salt and a small amount of basil, black pepper and bay leaf rounding out the seasoning. Citric acid is included as an acidity regulator, in line with standard practice for packaged tomato sauces. The result is a thick, already-seasoned sauce meant to be added directly to vegetables or legumes rather than used as a finishing sauce for pasta.

About the company

Ladera cooking is a staple of everyday Greek home cuisine, built around seasonal vegetables such as green beans, okra, courgettes or potatoes simmered slowly in a tomato and olive oil base until soft and fully infused with the sauce. The tomato component is traditionally prepared from ripe, peeled tomatoes or concentrated tomato puree, cooked down with onion, carrot and herbs like basil and bay leaf to build a rounded base flavor before the vegetables go in. Packaged versions of this sauce are designed to shorten preparation time for kitchens that cook ladera dishes regularly, replacing the step of making a tomato base from scratch while keeping the proportions of tomato, aromatics and olive oil close to what a home cook would use. This format is common across Greek pantry staples sold to food service operators who need consistent results without daily prep.

Instructions

Store at room temperature and keep sealed until use. Once opened, refrigerate and use within a few days. To prepare a ladera dish, sauté the chosen vegetable briefly in olive oil, then add this sauce along with a splash of water if a thinner consistency is needed, cover and simmer on low heat until the vegetables are tender and have absorbed the sauce. It also works as a quick base for baked beans, stewed chickpeas, or as a simmering sauce for meatballs and stuffed vegetables.

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Ingredients

Ingredients: Tomatoes (82%), double concentrated tomato puree (9%), onion (1.5%), olive oil (1.2%), sugar (1.2%), salt (1.2%), carrot (0.5%), basil (0.1%), black pepper (0.04%), bay leaf (0.01%), acidity regulator: citric acid (maximum 0.5%)