Name: Simple tomato sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Ingredients: 125ml/4fl oz olive oil; 225g/8oz onions, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 400g/14oz skinned, chopped tomatoes; 150ml/5fl oz water; 3 fresh bay leaves; 戮 tsp salt; 戮 tsp sugar

Simple tomato sauce

Preparation time

less than 30 mins

Cooking time

30 mins to 1 hour

Dietary

听

Vegetarian

You can make this tomato sauce recipe with either fresh or canned tomatoes. If using fresh, make sure they have a good deep colour and are juicy with lots of flavour.

By Rick Stein

From Rick Stein's Spain

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Preparation time

less than 30 mins

Cooking time

30 mins to 1 hour

Dietary

听

Vegetarian

Ingredients

125ml/4fl oz olive oil
225g/8oz onions, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
400g/14oz skinned, chopped tomatoes
150ml/5fl oz water
3 fresh bay leaves
戮 tsp salt
戮 tsp sugar

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Method

Heat the olive oil in a wide shallow pan over a medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and saut茅 for 15 minutes, stirring every now and then, until soft and sweet and very lightly golden-brown.
Add the tomatoes, water, bay leaves, salt and sugar, bring to the boil, lower the heat and leave to simmer very gently, uncovered, stirring now and then, for 45 minutes to one hour until it has almost reduced to a pur茅e. Leave to cool slightly then remove the bay leaves, tip into a food processor and blend until smooth.
Leave to cool, cover and refrigerate or freeze until needed.