Tomato base sauce
Versatile & packed with flavour
Tomato base sauce
Serves 2 litres
Cooks In1 hour 10 minutes plus chopping
DifficultyNot too tricky
Nutrition per serving
Tesco Community Cookery School with Jamie Oliver
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Ingredients
- 100 g onions
- 100 g leeks
- 100 g celery
- 100 g carrots
- 100 g courgettes
- 100 g peppers
- 250 g squash, pumpkin or sweet potatoes
- 12 g garlic
- 15 g olive oil
- 800 g tinned tomatoes
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Method
- Recipe kindly shared by the Tesco Community Cookery School with Jamie Oliver. The recipe has been written to be flexible and scalable up to 50 portions. Note: all veg weights are for trimmed, prepped vegetables.
- Peel, trim and roughly chop the vegetables. Peel and slice the garlic.
- Place a pan large enough to hold all the ingredients on a medium heat with the olive oil.
- Add the garlic, fry for 1 minute, then add all the prepped veg. Cook with a lid on for 30 minutes, or until the vegetables are softened and lightly coloured, stirring regularly.
- Add the tomatoes, breaking them up with a wooden spoon – remember to note the liquid level in the pan.
- Pour in 200ml of water and give everything a good stir. Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 40 minutes or until reduced – the liquid should return to the same level as in step 5.
- Remove from the heat and whiz with a stick blender until completely smooth. Season to taste.
Tips
To store let your sauce cool as quickly as possible, then cover, label and chill, or freeze.
