Tomato Sauce

Name: Tomato Sauce
Ingredients: salt; sprig of sage or rosemary; freshly ground black pepper; 3–4 garlic cloves (optional); 2 celery stalks; 1 leek (white part only); 1 onion; 2 carrots; 2–3 tbsp olive oil; 2 large (2 lb / 900 g) cans plum tomatoes; 1 leek (white part only); 2 oz / 60 g fennel; sprig of thyme; sprig of sage or rosemary; 2 bay leaves; 2–3 parsley stalks

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Times Cookbook

By Frances Bissell

Published 1995

About

Ingredients

3–4 garlic cloves (optional)
1 onion
2 carrots
2

Sauce
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Peel and chop the vegetables, and sweat in the olive oil until the onion is just beginning to colour. Add the tomatoes and herbs, and cook, uncovered, for 2–3 hours on a very low heat. Allow to cool slightly before blending in a food processor or blender, or simply rubbing through a sieve. Season to taste.