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'Real' Italian Tomato Sauce

'Real' Italian Tomato Sauce

Tomatoes are very popular in Mediterranean cooking, especially Italian! Tomato sauce is an important ingredient in pizza & pasta sauces & forms the base of a lot of other dishes too. 

 

Ingredients (makes enough sauce for 4 servings)

  • 1 can of chopped tomatoes 
  • 2 cloves of garlic 
  • 1 small onion (white or red)
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 teaspoons of dried oregano (yellow is supplied)

 

Allergens

  • None

 

Method

  • Chop the onion.
  • Crush the garlic. Use a garlic crusher if you have one. 
  • Heat a saucepan over a medium heat & add 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
  • Add the chopped onion & cook gently for 10 minutes or until it softens & becomes almost see through. 
  • Add the garlic & oregano, & keep stirring for 3 more minutes. Be careful not to burn it!
  • Add the chopped tomatoes, followed by the bay leaf & mix it all  together. 
  • When it starts to bubble, turn the heat down low so that it “simmers”, or bubbles gently. Cook the sauce  for 20 minutes before carefully removing the bay leaf.
  • You can use this sauce on gnocchi, pasta, pizza or as the base to lots of other dishes. Enjoy!

 

Tips & Extras

  • You can freeze some sauce to use another time.
  • If you prefer a smooth sauce try blending it. 

 

23.07.2020

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