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Tomato Puree
Bunnie
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Just a quickie...I assume I can make a simple tomato sauce from tomato puree. Can this be done with just water? and if so, how much? Ive got a few herbs to chuck in a make it tasty
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*is really hoping it's the latter*
luckily the latter, I am having quorn meatballs and spaghetti, but I have no sauce
Alternatively, if you've got a tin of tomato soup knocking about you can add the puree to that to make a sauce.
Hope that helps.
I have all the above ingredients, except onions...how much of each do i need? and when do i add?
In other words, **Helen** can I have a recipe please? :thumb:
Sure
We did this over christmas - it's called making a sauce with minimum ingredients
Ok, you're gonna need two pans - one to reduce the wine and sugar and one for puree mixed with a bit of water, soup, and herbs. You're then going to combine the two.
So heat a pan with about one and a half/two tablespoons of sugar (depending on how sweet you like things) and a tiny bit of water and then when the pan's hot add a glass (or maybe two ) of red wine. Let that simmer. At the same time get a pan of puree and water and some of the soup (just helps to thicken a bit so obviously not a whole can!) - put that to simmer at the same time. When the sugar is dissolved in the wine, add it to the puree. Then add the herbs, season well - and serve.
It's worth bearing in mind that this 'emergency' sauce is quite sweet, but much tastier than puree on it's own in my experience - but if you've got cheese to grate over the top - all the better
That sound ok?
You are a star!
tomato puree
Ketchup - good for the sugar content
Red Wine
Garlic
Basil
Oragano
Chili
Simmer those ingrients together and you have a pretty tasty tomato sauce. A base sauce I use for things such as chili, bolognese, enchilladas, pasta bakes etc.
Never tried it on it's own but I imagine it would be alright.