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delicious basic tomato sauce

Ingredients

Peel and slice the onion and garlic. Cut the ginger into very small cubes. Cut the lemon grass in half, rinse thoroughly under warm water, together with the lime leaves.
Heat the oil and glaze the onion. Add the garlic, ginger, chili (whole), and lemon grass, and fry for a couple of minutes.
Add the (canned) peeled tomatoes, then add the lime leaves, and leave to simmer for 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and sugar, then remove the sauce from the heat.
Leave to soak for 1 hour, then remove the chili, lemon grass, and lime leaves. Add a dash of olive oil, season to taste with salt and pepper.

Serving suggestionServe with pasta, garnished with coriander and basil.

Tip!You can use this tomato sauce as a base for pizza.