Tomato sauce
Whether you use fresh tomatoes, canned tomatoes or passata from a jar, you still need to combine your tomatoes with herb and spices to create a tasty and aromatic tomato sauce.
Servings 3 cups
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil not extra virgin
- 1 large yellow onion peeled and thinly sliced
- 4 to 6 cloves garlic peeled and chopped
- 1 sprig oregano leaves only
- 1 can diced tomatoes 400 grams / 14 ounces
- ½ cup vegetable stock
- salt
- ¼ pepper
- 1 pinch chili flakes
- ½ teaspoon sugar
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a pot.
- Spread the onion, garlic and oregano in the hot oil and saute, stirring often, until the onion slices and garlic are just starting to brown.
- Pour in the diced tomatoes and vegetable stock.
- Season with salt, pepper, half a teaspoon of sugar and chili flakes.
- Bring to the boil, cover, lower the heat and simmer for ten minutes.
- Take the pot off the stove, plunge in an immersion blender and process until smooth.
- Put the pot back on the stove and simmer the processed mixture until reduced and thickened to the consistency that you prefer.
- Taste, adjust the seasonings, if needed, before using / serving.