Tomato Sauce for Pasta or Pizza
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 8
Ingredients
Pasta Sauce
- 2 x 400g tins of chopped tomatoes
- 1 large onion (or 2 small onions) finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 2 tbsp (vegetarian) Worcester sauce
- 2 tsp balsamic vingear
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp dried Oregano
- Juice from 1 lemon
- Glug of red wine (optional)
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
- Olive oil for frying
For Pizza Sauce:
- 2 x 400g tins of chopped tomatoes
- 1 large onion (or 2 small onions) finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 2 tbsp (vegetarian) Worcester sauce
- 2 tsp balsamic vingear
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp dried Oregano
- Juice from 1 lemon
- Glug of red wine (optional)
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
- Olive oil for frying
- Tomato Puree
Method
- STEP 1Warm a little olive oil in a large high sided frying pan. Add the onion and the dried oregano, fry over a medium heat until the onion is soft and transparent. Add the garlic and cook for a further minute. Add the red wine if using and continue to fry for another minute.
- STEP 2Add the chopped tomatoes followed by all the other ingredients. Simmer for about 30 minutes until the sauce has thickened slightly. Taste and season - add more Worcester sauce if required.
- STEP 3Optional: If you have a food blender you can put the sauce through the blender on the slowest setting to get an even consistency in the sauce.
- STEP 4If using as a pizza sauce: add a little tomato puree to thicken
