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It’s always useful to have in hand a simple tomato sauce for pasta or as a base to pizzas. In this version oregano gives a light perfume to the sauce and adds a sparkle to its character. If you don’t use parmesan then you have a 100% vegan dish. Try it and tell me all about it :-)
In two words:“The artists you see here … do not need feasts, because all their live is a feast”.
To Start...
difficulty – easy
preparation-10'
cooking - 15′-20′
serves - 2
To Sum-up...
Ingredients
- 100ml of tomato puree
- ½ onion of medium size
- 1 small clove of garlic
- ½ teaspoon of fleur de sel or coarse salt
- 10 turn mills of Kampot black pepper
- ½ teaspoon of oregano
- 2 teaspoons of olive oil
- 250ml of hot water
- 1 teaspoon of parmesan (optional)
Steps
- Peel and chisel the onion
- Peel and press or finely dice the garlic in small cubes
- Heat-up a small sauce pan
- Add the onion and stir constantly until its humidity evaporates
- Add the olive oil
- Stir the onion until it becomes a bit brown
- Add the garlic and stir
- Add the tomato puree and stir again
- Add the hot water and stir
- Add salt, pepper and oregano and stir one last time
- Put the lid on and cook in low heat for 15’-20’
- At the end of cooking there shouldn’t be any water left in the sauce
- Serve with pasta and if you like some parmesan or use this simple sauce as a base for pizzas or other recipes that ask a simple tomato sauce
- Enjoy!
o-o C'est si bon ! o-o
