Ingredients
Accompaniment
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Description
Home made tomatoe sauce, so versatile can be used for the base for many different dishes.
Method
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1.Peel the carrots onions garlic wash the celery.
2.Roughly chop them up to equal size not too small.
3.Add the veg and oil to a medium to large pan and cook on a high heat to caramelise not burn.
4.Add the tomatoes, oregano, salt, pepper, tomatoe puree and bring to the boil stirring along the way, when boiling reduce the heat to low
5.Leave to cook for 3-4 hours on a low heat stirring occasionally
6.After 3-4 hours you can take off the heat and blend with a stick blender or jug blender.
You've now got a tomatoe sauce for all those different kind of dishes you can make from it..and remember its home made not processed..xx
Chef's Tips
Remember to take out the bay leaves before blending - a must.
Thanks solo1 - that sounds so convenient - will definately be giving that a go when the festive season it out of the way and I can get back to cooking normal wholsome food like this! Thanks.
Hello,the sauce will keep a week in the fridge..you can freeze in food bags or plastic tubs.i used to freeze in food bags in portions, ideal..
What a great idea but can you tell me how long the sauce will keep for in the fridge and is possible to freeze it and use when needed?