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Tomato passata sauce

Warren Elwin

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Tomato passata sauce

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Though traditionally made from uncooked tomatoes that have been pureed and strained, our passata is quickly cooked, preserving colourful cherry tomatoes in a vibrant fresh sauce. Makes enough to store in a sealed container in the fridge for up to a week or freeze in serving portions to use for pasta or wherever a hit of tomato sauce is required.

Ingredients

1 Tbsp Olive oil
1 Diced onion
1 Garlic clove, crushed
1 kg Cherry tomatoes, cut into quarters
1 Tbsp Grated ginger
2 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar
1 tsp Salt
⅓ cup Basil leaves, freshly torn

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in a pan. Add the onion and crushed garlic. Sweat until the onion is fragrant and translucent. Add the cherry tomatoes and ginger. Add the balsamic vinegar and salt and simmer over a medium heat until the tomatoes have half broken down into a pulpy sauce. 
  2. Add the basil leaves and freshly ground pepper to taste, then remove from the heat and rest, covered with a sheet of baking paper. 
  3. For a richer tomato sauce, add more vinegar and continue the cooking process until the tomatoes have completely broken down and the sauce is thick. Then strain, and preserve
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  • georgeba
    georgeba
    added 355 days ago

    I don't know why the dollar sign is not allowed. Anyway, 15 dollars

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  • georgeba
    georgeba
    added 355 days ago

    1 kg of cherry tomatoes, about *15. Nuts

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