Quick and easy tomato sauce
0Saturday, 8 September 2012
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
1 (796 mL) can tomatoes (whole/diced)2 tbsp tomato paste
2 medium Spanish onions, diced
3 cloves of garlic, minced
2 tbsp basil, chopped
2 tbsp Italian parsley, chopped
2 tsp dried thyme
2 tsp dried oregano
2 bay leaves
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
pinch of crushed chillies (optional)
1/4 cup red wine (optional)
salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1. In a medium-sized skillet saute onions for 5 minutes on medium heat.Add garlic, spices and herbs and continuing cooking for 1-2 minutes.
2. Add tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes. Add wine (optional) and
tomato paste and continue cooking for 5 minutes. Remove bay leaves.
3. Add to pasta or spaghetti squash and garnish with parsley and fresh
romano cheese.
4. Savour it!
Tip 1: Tomato paste can be put in a zip-lock bag and frozen for future use
Tip 2: For a less chunky sauce use an immersion blender to puree
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