Kick-Ass Multi-Use Tomato Sauce

A good tomato sauce is a lifesaver when you're tired and can't be bothered leaving home for something delicious but nutritious. It's one of the quickest and easiest things to knock up with store cupboard ingredients and utilise in any way you want.

My mum taught me how to do this when I was in my mid teens, on those rare occasions when we talked during my adolescence it was about food, now we talk about other things too but still share a passion for cooking and food.

You can embellish this sauce with whatever you like for a bit of variation. A few suggestions that can be added on their own or in different combinations:

A tsp of French mustard
A tsbp of vinegar
A glass of red or white wine
Fresh or dried herbs
Chilli

Ad infinitum.

Keeps in the fridge for a good 3-5 days and freezer for an age. Recipe easily doubled.

Kick-Ass Multi-Use Tomato Sauce

1 tin chopped tomatoes

1 onion, diced

1 fat garlic clove (or two medium)

1 tbsp tomato purée

A pinch of sugar

! tbsp oil

Salt & pepper

Fry onion in oil for 5-7 mins or until translucent.

Add garlic and cook for a further 2 mins, be careful not to brown it or it will go bitter.

Add chopped tomatoes, purée, sugar and any additions you wish and simmer for 10 mins.

Serve as you wish.