Magic Tomato Sauce
One of the best recipes to teach a young chef-in-the-making - so easy, and so many directions it can go!
PREP TIME
10
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
30
MINUTES
Ingredients
a dash olive oil
1 medium onion, finely sliced
6 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tins chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp tomato puree
2 tsp honey and golden caster sugar
salt and pepper to season
Method
Heat the oil in a heavy frying pan that has a lid. Sauté the onion until they are translucent. This means having the temperature really low and allowing the onions to cook slowly. You can pop the lid on as they sauté, it will keep them moist. Just stir every now and then. Add the garlic and stir it in, frying for about thirty seconds.
Add the tins of tomatoes, the tomato puree and the honey or sugar. Season to taste. Put the lid back on and allow to bubble over a very low heat for about twenty minutes.
Ask an adult to blitz the sauce with a soup gun or in a blender until smooth. Once it has cooled completely you can store it in the fridge. It will last up to a week in an airtight container.
