Slow-cooked tomato sauce
Prep time less than 30 mins
Cook time less than 30 mins
Dietary Vegetarian
From Return to Tuscany
Tomatoes cooked down slowly lose all their bitterness - to leave you with sweet tomato-y goodness.
Method
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Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and fry the onion for 5-7 minutes.
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Add the whole garlic cloves and cook for about one minute. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
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Add the chopped tomatoes and the stock. Let the mixture simmer and reduce for about 40 minutes. You may wish to add more stock and let it boil for longer, or add further seasoning, according to taste. Serve.
Ingredients
- 6-8 tbsp olive oil
- ½ large red onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
- 200ml/7fl oz vegetable stock
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