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Jamie Oliver’s Hero tomato sauce
Servings
1 Litre
prep time
5 mins
cook time
20 mins
total time
25 mins
Ingredients
4 cloves of garlic
Olive oil
2 fresh red chillies
1 big bunch of fresh basil (60g)
4 400 g tins of quality cherry tomatoes
Method
1
Peel and finely slice the garlic and place in a large pan on a medium heat with 2 tablespoons of
oil.
2
Fry until lightly golden, stirring occasionally, while you halve the chillies lengthways (deseed if
you like) and stir into the pan. Tear in the basil (stalks and all).
3
Scrunch in the tomatoes through your clean hands, then swirl a little water around each tin and
pour into the pan. Bring the whole lot to the boil, then simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
4
Remove the pan from the heat, and now you’ve got a choice – you can either leave the sauce
chunky, or I like to pass it through a coarse sieve, making sure to really push all that goodness
through.
5
Taste, season to perfection with sea salt and black pepper, and you’re done. You can use the
sauce straight away, cover and keep it in the fridge for up to 1 week, or divide between ziplock
bags, label and freeze in portions for future meals.
Inspired by https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetable-recipes/hero-tomato-sauce/