Homemade tomato sauce

Name: Homemade tomato sauce
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 carrot, finely grated; 2 tins chopped tomatoes (400g each), 400 g tins; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 bay leaf; 10g fresh basil, torn; 200ml water

A rich, slow simmered tomato sauce with garlic and basil, ready for pasta, pizza or a spoonful over eggs.

Time45 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.37 a head

6 servings

Ingredients

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2 tbspolive oil
1onionfinely chopped
3garlic clovescrushed
1carrotfinely grated
2tins chopped tomatoes (400g each)400 g tins
2 tbsptomato purée
1 tspdried oregano
1bay leaf
10 gfresh basiltorn
200 mlwater

Method

1
Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 8 minutes, until soft and just turning golden.
8 min
2
Stir in the garlic and carrot and cook for 2 minutes, until it smells sweet.
3
Add the tomato purée, chopped tomatoes, oregano, bay leaf and water. Season with salt and pepper.
4
Bring to the boil, then turn the heat down low. Simmer for 25 minutes, stirring now and then, until thick and glossy.
25 min
5
Take out the bay leaf. Blend with a stick blender if you like it smooth, or leave it chunky.
6
Stir in the basil. Use straight away, or cool and freeze in tubs for up to 3 months.

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