Home-made Tomato & Basil Pasta Sauce
A fresh & versatile base sauce that is perfect for Pasta, Lasagne, Meatballs, Bolognese & a perfect sauce for Pizza bases. Slow cooking helps to concentrate those delicious fresh flavours.
Ingredients
- 1 kg Ripe Tomatoes
- 2 Onions
- 3 Cloves of Garlic, crushed (more or less to taste)
- ¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 cup Tomato Paste
- 1 tbsp Mrs Rogers Italian Herbs
- 2 Mrs Rogers Bay Leaves
- 1 cup Finely chopped fresh Basil Leaves (more or less to taste)
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Mrs Rogers Sea Salt & Pepper
Directions
- Heat oil in a large saucepan on medium heat.
- Finely dice onions and add to pot with crushed garlic. sauté for at least 10 mins without browning until onions are softened.
- Add finely diced tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian Herbs, Bay Leaves, sugar & salt, stir to combine, cover & simmer on medium-low heat for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Sauce should be thick, if still watery, simply keep cooking, uncovered for another 15-30mins until thick.
- Add basil Leaves & pepper & cook for a further 10 minutes, taste & add extra seasoning to taste.
- Pour hot into sterilized preserving jars or let cool and freeze in meal sized portions. Leave sauce chunky.