Tomato Sauce

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Tomato Sauce, 10.0 out of 10 based on 1 rating

Recipe Summary

A versatile sauce that can be cooked in large amounts and bottled or frozen. Great with pasta or as a basis for other dishes

Ingredients :

• 1 kilo of ripe tomatoes, chopped
• 6 cloves of garlic peeled
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• good handful of fresh basil roughly chopped
• good handful of fresh parsley roughly chopped
• 1/2 glass red wine
• 1 tblsp red wine vinegar
• 2 tbls sugar
• 1 tsp paprika

Directions / Instructions :

1. Put all ingredients into a pan and bring to the boil
2. Turn down heat to simmer and cook for 1.5-2.0 hours stirring occasionally
3. When cool, strain through a seive
4. Freeze in tubs or sealed bags and desfrost before use
5. To bottle, sterilise and heat jars, pour in sauce to top while jar is still hot and seal with a lid
6. Use this sauce as a basic sauce for pasta, add mushrooms or meat, chilli peppers, bacon or ham, or use with chicken and vegetables for a casserole, its so versatile

Quick Notes :

If you can buy tomatoes really cheaply when in season, its a good idea to make as much as this as you can in one go

Recipe Tags : Sauce | tomato