Three-Tomato Marinara Sauce
55 minutes
Low in kilojoules and very high on flavour, tomatoes are a wonderful food. Along with vitamin C, they offer a tremendous amount of lycopene, a cancer-fighting carotenoid.
Janet Mitchell
1 person made this
Ingredients
Serves: 40
- 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes (not oil-packed)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large onions, finely chopped
- 8 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 cans no-added-salt tomatoes (400g each), chopped with their juice
- 2 tablespoons no-added-salt tomato paste
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- Salt
Directions
Preparation:15min ›
Cook:40min ›
Ready in:55min
- Soak the sun-dried tomatoes in a small bowl in boiling water to cover. Stand for 15 minutes or until softened. Drain and chop finely.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large saucepan over low heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook for 15 minutes or until very soft.
- Add the sun-dried tomatoes, the tomatoes and their juice, the tomato paste, sugar and salt to taste. Bring to the boil, reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 20 minutes or until the sauce is well flavoured and slightly thickened.
Did you know?
Studies indicate that the disease-fighting lycopene in tomatoes is best absorbed when the tomatoes have been heat-processed (cooked or canned) using a small amount of oil.
