Roasted Tomato Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 810 g whole tomatoes (large tin)
• 1 large onion, peeled and cut into wedges
• 2 garlic cloves, sliced
• 4 -6 anchovies
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup water

Recipe

• 1 have your oven hot and preheated to 180°c.
• 2 place the tomatoes, and the juice, in a baking tray with the onion wedges, garlic and anchovies scattered over top.
• 3 sprinkle over sea salt and sugar.
• 4 pour over the olive oil and water and roast for 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 20 minutes.
• 5 towards the end of the cooking time use a wooden spoon to scrape up any of the well cooked bits around the edge of the tray. if it looks like it is drying out too much add a little more water.
• 6 place in a food processor (i used a hand blender) and whiz for a few seconds to a smooth sauce (as smooth as you like it). enjoy straight away or refrigerate until ready to use.