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Fresh tomato sauce

Makes approximately 1 litre | Preparation time: 25 minutes | Cooking time: 1 hour

What you’ll need:

Ingredients

1.5 kg fresh ripe tomatoes
1 carrot, peeled and cut into 1cm cubes
1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
1 celery stalk, washed and cut into 1cm cubes
4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
Olive oil for frying (plus 2-3 Tbsp extra to finish sauce)

100ml water
1 bouquet garni (2 sprigs each of basil, parsley, rosemary, thyme and celery leaves)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Sugar to taste (optional)

Tools

Knife
Chopping board
Large pot
Slotted spoon or spider
Mixing bowl

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