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Tomato Sauce
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 

This sauce goes with anything from pasta to meatballs.

Author: Gina
Ingredients
  • 8 large tomatoes blanched and peeled
  • 1 medium onion finely diced
  • 3 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 red pepper finely diced
  • 1 small tomato puree
  • red wine
  • salt
  • pepper
  • basil
  • rosemary
  • thyme
  • chili flakes
Instructions

  1. Fry onions, garlic and red pepper.

  2. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, wine and herbs and salt/pepper to taste.

  3. Bring to the boil then simmer while you make the pasta/meatballs, about 20 minutes.

  4. Once the pasta/meatballs are ready, remove sauce from heat and blend with a stick blender if you want.

Recipe Notes

The recipe is just a guideline, feel free to adjust the ingredients to whatever you have available, less herbs, more wine, canned tomatoes instead of fresh, there are no rules except to just have fun with it.