Sauces and Relishes: October 2006 Archives

Stats
Serves: 2
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 to 30 minutes

Ingredients
1 full-size tin of chopped tomatos
1/2 red onion coarsely chopped
1 clove of garlic, pureed / chopped finely
2 bids-eye chillis, chopped (or less depending on taste)
4 or 5 leaves of fresh basil, shredded
1 tsp Olive Oil
1 heaped tsp of tomato puree

Method
1. Sweat the onion in a saucepan with the olive oil till its soft
2. Add the tomatos, chopped chillis, basil and garlic and tomato puree to the pan and cook on a low heat till its reduced down to a thickish sauce

Other Ideas
Instead of sweating off the onion in olive oil, roast the onion in large chunks along with chunks of a red pepper, in olive oil, then skip straight to step 2 and add the red pepper and onion at the same time