Savory and tomato sauce
3 servings
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
500 | grams | Ripe tomatoes; (1lb) |
1 | Onion; chopped finely | |
40 | grams | Butter or margarine; (1 1/2 oz) |
2 | tablespoons | Chopped savory or 1 tablespoon dried |
; savory | ||
150 | millilitres | Milk or single cream; (1/4 pint) |
Salt and pepper |
Directions
1. Pour boiling water over the tomatoes in a bowl, leave them for a minute, and then peel and chop them.
2. Simmer the chopped tomatoes and onion in the butter or margarine for 8-10 minutes and then puree in a blender.
3. Add the savory and thin out with the milk or cream.
4. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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NOTES : This aromatic sauce is superb with grilled chops, or with roast chicken, and makes a lovely coating for lightly cooked cauliflower or steamed courgettes. It also makes a light, creamy sauce for pasta, with a bowl of grated cheese to pass around. This quantity makes 450ml (¾ pint).
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.