Tomato Sauce

Name: Tomato Sauce
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons dried crushed oregano; 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley; 1 teaspoon sugar (optional); Salt and black pepper; Salt and black pepper; 4 cloves garlic; 1 large onion, finely chopped; Olive oil; 1 kg (2 lb) tomatoes

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A New Book of Middle Eastern Food

By Claudia Roden

Published 1986

About

Although this is not a pickle, I am including the recipe in this chapter since it is a very useful sauce to have at hand when required, and it can be prepared in advance and stored in jars.

Ingredients

1 kg (2 lb) tomatoes
Olive oil
1 large onion

Sauce
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Skin the tomatoes by throwing them into boiling water for a minute or two to loosen their skins. Alternatively, hold them on a fork over an open flame until the skin bursts and blisters. They can then be skinned easily. Quarter them.

Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan. Fry the choppe