PASSATA

Home made passata - can be frozen

Home made passata – can be frozen

Easy to make but still pretty much a matter of taste so I don’t really have measurements. I will update as I make it more often. All ingredients and quantities here should be taken as estimates only.

This freezes quite well so make enough for a few pizza days or use the remainder in a pasta sauce or paella, which is a great way to use up the left over pizza toppings.

Ingredients

  • 2 tins crushed tomatoes
  • tomato paste / dried tomatoes / dehydrated tomato sheets
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tbs white wine vinegar
  • bunch oregano
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 finely chopped onion
  • 1 tbs sugar
  • black pepper to taste
  • Vegetta to taste

 Method

  1. Cook garlic and onion in a little oil until they have lost their “rawness” but not browned.
  2. Add tomatoes, tomato paste and water and simmer until flavours have blended and mixture thickened.
  3. Add herbs and seasonings and check for flavour and taste. It should be pretty tasty but not too salty.
  4. Blend with a stick mixer and continue to thicken if necessary.