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Homemade tomato pasta sauce

Serves: 6
Prep: 15
Cook: 45
Slow cooking tomatoes produces an amazingly tasty homemade tomato pasta sauce with little effort and few ingredients. This recipe will become a real crowd pleaser.

Ingredients

  • 2.5kg ripe tomatoes
  • 1 tbs oil
  • 6 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1/2 cup broken fresh basil leaves
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Method

  1. Step 1

    Place tomatoes in a large pot of boiling water. When the skins begin to break away remove tomatoes and place in cold water.

  2. Step 2

    Remove skin from tomatoes and dice.

  3. Step 3

    Heat oil in a large pot and saute garlic. Add diced tomatoes, basil and salt.

  4. Step 4

    Bring mixture to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 45 mins, stirring occasionally until sauce break downs. Serve over pasta.

Tips

  • This rich tomato sauce could also be prepared in a slow cooker.

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