Name: Homemade tomato sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Makes 400ml
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 onions chopped; 1 thumb-size piece fresh root ginger finely chopped or grated; 2 garlic cloves chopped; 1 red chilli deseeded and finely chopped; 800g tomatoes briefly whizzed in a food processor or finely chopped; 100g dark brown sugar; 100ml red wine vinegar; 2 tbsp tomato purée; coriander seeds

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Homemade tomato sauce

Homemade tomato sauce

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Makes 400ml

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 45 mins

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A handy standby which goes with just about everything, and keeps for 3 months in the fridge

Freezable

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1 tbsp olive oil
2 onions

chopped
1 thumb-size piece fresh root ginger

finely chopped or grated
2 garlic cloves

chopped
1 red chilli

deseeded and finely chopped
800g tomatoes

briefly whizzed in a food processor or finely chopped
100g dark brown sugar
100ml red wine vinegar
2 tbsp tomato purée
coriander

seeds

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Nutrition: per tbsp

kcal28
fat1g
saturates0g
carbs6g
sugars6g
fibre1g
protein0g
salt0.02g

low

Method

step 1

Heat the oil in a large, deep pan, then fry the onions, ginger, garlic and chilli for 10-15 mins until soft. Add the remaining ingredients and some seasoning, then boil for 30 mins, stirring occasionally, until the mixture has thickened and is sticky.
step 2

Cool slightly, then whizz in a blender or food processor until smooth. If the sauce is a bit thick for your liking, stir in a dribble of boiling water. Sieve, then funnel into a bottle or jar while still hot. Cool completely before serving. Will keep for 3 months in the fridge.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2008

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