Fresh Tomato Sauce

Serves: 4-6

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil

1 celery stick, chopped

1 carrot, chopped

2 onions, chopped

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1 kg (2 lb) large ripe tomatoes, quartered

2 teaspoons caster sugar

2 tablespoons chopped basil

salt and pepper


Steps:

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the celery, carrot, onions and garlic and cook gently for 3 minutes, stirring, until tender.

2. Stir the tomatoes, sugar, basil and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to boil. Reduce the heat, cover the saucepan with a lid and cook gently for 30 minutes.

3. Transfer the sauce to a blender or food processor and process until smooth. Reheat and serve over freshly cooked pasta.



Enjoy cooking! :)

toodles!