Silky smooth tomato sauce

Name: Silky smooth tomato sauce
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 3-4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 onion finely chopped; 1 carrot finely chopped; 1 celery stick finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic finely chopped; 1 pepper finely chopped; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp chipotle chilli flakes; 2 tins the best quality tomatoes (I used Mutti); 1 tbsp tomato purée; 1 vegetable stock cube; Splash red wine vinegar; 1 tbsp cream cheese (optional); Fresh basil to serve

Kate Carless @KateCarless

Bath, UK

I feel like everyone has their own version of a tomato sauce, so here’s mine. While this mostly follows my normal method, I did two things differently this time because I served it with gnocchi rather than pasta and I was super happy with the results. The first was I blended the sauce. The second was I added an indulgent tbsp of cream cheese (because I had the smallest amount leftover from Christmas and didn’t want to let it go to waste). Turns out the cream cheese is a game changer! Also, when I say finely chopped in the ingredients, I mean superrrr finely chopped. See what you think …

Kate Carless @KateCarless

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Ingredients

1 hr

3-4 servings

1onion finely chopped
1carrot finely chopped
1celery stick finely chopped
2 clovesgarlic finely chopped
1pepper finely chopped
1 tspsmoked paprika
1 tspchipotle chilli flakes
2 tinsthe best quality tomatoes (I used Mutti)
1 tbsptomato purée
1vegetable stock cube
Splashred wine vinegar
1 tbspcream cheese (optional)
Fresh basil to serve

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Steps

1 hr

1

Heat a tbsp of oil in pan and fry the super finely chopped onion, carrot, celery, pepper and garlic over a medium / low heat until soft (10-15 minutes). Then add the paprika and chipotle flakes and fry for another minute
2

Add the tinned tomatoes plus 1 can full of water, mix everything together and bring to the boil. Then add the tbsp of tomato purée, the stock cube and the red wine vinegar. Simmer for approx -40 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3

Remove from the heat and blitz with a stick blender until smooth. Then return to a low heat, add the cream cheese and stir until melted, then add the fresh basil And season to taste. Serve with pasta, gnocchi or whatever else you like.

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Kate Carless @KateCarless

on January 13, 2022 23:25

Bath, UK

Love cooking food that I can share with friends. Never happier than when I’ve got people over for dinner enjoying great food (and great wine of course). I’m a big fan of seasonal ingredients and coming up with quick and fresh ideas for during the busy working week.