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Homemade tomato sauce
Use this easy tomato sauce recipe for quick pasta dishes, meatballs or topping pizza. Freeze ahead and you'll always have some to hand. This recipe provides 1 of your 5 a day.
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Ready in 50 minutes
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Cooking time 40 minutes
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Prep time 10 minutes
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Serves 1
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1600 g plum tomatoes in tomato juice
- 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
Method
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1
Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based pan over a medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and oregano and cook gently, stirring occasionally, for about 8 minutes until the onion has softened.
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2
Gently tip the tomatoes into the pan and stir into the onions. Cook over a low heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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3
Break up the tomatoes in the pan - you can use a pair of kitchen scissors to snip them. Season with black pepper and stir in the ketchup.
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4
Freeze in batches in small containers for up to 1 month.
Cook's tip: it's best to keep the tomatoes whole while the sauce cooks, as the pips can release a bitter taste. Wait until the end before breaking them up.
