Roast tomato sauce

Name: Roast tomato sauce
Yield: Makes 1.2kg tomato sauce
Cuisine: Italian recipes
Ingredients: Extra-virgin olive oil; 2 onions, finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 150ml red wine; 1.5kg tomatoes, roughly chopped; 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 2 tsp sugar; Large bunch fresh basil, torn

Published: 18 Oct 17
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

Make this sauce when you have a bit of time spare. Then, chill or freeze until ready to use – it’s wonderful with pasta or in our baked chicken recipe.

Makes 1.2kg tomato sauce
Hands-on time 25 min, oven time 40 min

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Ingredients

Extra-virgin olive oil
2 onions, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tbsp tomato purée
150ml red wine
1.5kg tomatoes, roughly chopped
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 tsp sugar
Large bunch fresh basil, torn

Method

Heat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas 4. Heat a large glug of oil in a large saucepan. Add the onions and fry for 10 minutes on a low heat so they soften but don’t colour. Add the garlic and tomato purée and cook for a few minutes, stirring now and then. Pour in the wine, turn up the heat and bubble for 2-3 minutes.
Add all the remaining ingredients and an extra glug of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, then tumble into a small roasting dish or ovenproof baking dish. Bake for 40 minutes until the tomatoes are very soft, then taste and adjust the seasoning.
Whizz in a food processor or blender (or in a large bowl using a stick blender) until smooth, then leave to cool.

Recipe from August 2017 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 114kcals
Fat: 4.4g (0.6g saturated)
Protein: 1.8g
Carbohydrates: 11.7g (10.5g sugars)
Fibre: 3.2g
Salt: trace salt

delicious. tips

If you prefer, cook the sauce on the hob in a large frying pan or sauté pan. If you like a chunkier sauce, add some finely chopped vegetables such as carrot, courgettes and peppers and don’t whizz the sauce (step 3).

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