TOMATO AND BASIL PASTA SAUCE
Great, cheap and easy pasta sauce for any pasta, can also be used as a base for lasagne, or any tomato pasta sauce.
Provided by Hel Cooks
Categories Vegetable
Time 50m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- use half the oil and gently fry garlic do not let it brown.
- add the tomatoes, dried basil, bay leaf, mixed herbs, salt and pepper and sugar (this recipe needs between 1/2 - 1 tsp salt to bring out the flavours of the tomatoes.
- bring to the boil and gently simmer for 20 mins, add the tomato puree and the rest of the oil and simmer for a further 15 mins until the mixture has reduced.
- If using fresh basil roughly chop and add now.
- Serve with pasta with grated parmasan cheese and freshly ground black pepper.
- Variations - button mushrooms, black olives can be added.
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