Ingredients

450g

ripe tomatoes (or 1 tin)

medium sized onion, thinly sliced

30g

butter or oil

1 dessertspoon

organic plain flour

cloves garlic, smashed and chopped finely

150ml

vegetable stock - organic vegetable bouillon can be used instead

1tsp

of organic Italian herbs or to taste

Steenbergs Organic fleur de sel

FAIRTRADE organic black pepper

15g

butter, to finish

Steenbergs organic chilli powder if you want to hot it up

This recipe can easily be doubled for larger dishes or frozen for a quick sauce when you "just have no spare time".

Recipe for 4

Method

Start by putting a cross on the tomatoes with a sharp knife.
put in a bowl and cover with boiling water
leave for five minutes then put tomatoes in cold water
the skins should now peel off easily using a sharp knife
cut tomato in half and discard the seeds
chop into small chunks
Melt butter in pan and soften the sliced onion, then add the crushed garlic, the Italian herb seasoning and the stock. Bring to the boil, season with Steenbergs fleur de sel and black pepper and perhaps a pinch of salt. (alternatively a pinch of Steenbergs organic perfect salt)
Add the tomatoes and their juice, cover and simmer for at least 20 minutes or until pulpy.
Rub the sauce through a strainer to remove the pulp, then return to the rinsed out pan. Boil again until really thick, stirring occasionally then stir in butter.