Italian sauce

[sammmo]

Last night I took mrs sammo out for an Italian meal which was very nice I had a chicken dish which had a creamy tomato with chile sauce , It was lovely and would like to have a go at making this myself.. Anyone got the recipe for this sauce?

[vodkancoke]

My Nonna makes her tomato sauce like this:

Put a good slug of olive oil in a pot, add a chopped onion, chopped chilli and a clove of crushed garlic. Fry for around 5 mins on a med heat until translucent. Add 2 tins of peeled plum tomatoes and a bottle of passata. Allow to come to the boil and simmer for 2 hours. Season and add fresh basil. This will make enough for 4 portions so any you don't need you can freeze.
To make the creamy sauce:
In a frying pan fry some garlic and 1 chilli(more if you want it hotter) together, fry for around 5 mins on a med heat. Add a splash of white wine and cook out the alcohol. Add a couple of ladles of the tomato sauce, heat through. Add some double cream and bring to a simmer. Season and pour over chicken or fish and you can also use it stirred through cooked pasta.

I don't know if that is the exact one you had but that is how my Nonna in Italy makes hers. Enjoy!

[dickythecook]

I used to do this for the grandkids when they were smaller, hence the whizzing bit 'cos they didn't like lumps

ITALIAN TOMATO SAUCE

YOU WILL NEED
2 OR 3 MEDIUM ONIONS
2 TO 3 GARLIC CLOVES
2 TINS OF CHOPPED TOMATOES PLUS 1 TIN OF WATER
1 GOOD SQUEEZE OF TOMATO PUREE
1 GOOD PINCH OF DRIED ROSEMARY
2 PINCHES OF DRIED BASIL
3 PINCHES OF DRIED OREGANO
OR 6 GOOD PINCHES OF DRIED ITALIAN HERB MIX
SALT AND BLACK PEPPER PLUS SUGAR TO TASTE.

PEEL AND ROUGHLY CHOP THE ONIONS AND GARLIC AND WHIZZ IN A FOOD PROCESSOR (A LA JAIMIE)
FRY THIS OFF IN A LITTLE OIL (YOUR CHOICE) UNTIL SOFTENED.( ABOUT 2 MINS). ADD THE TOMS AND THE PUREE PLUS THE WATER. CHUCK IN THE HERBS AND SIMMER FOR ABOUT 8 MINS. BLITZ THE SAUCE WITH A HAND BLENDER AND ADD SUGAR TO TASTE. PUT IN SALT AND PEPPER, AGAIN TO TASTE.
A CHICKEN STOCK CUBE OR A VEG ONE WILL HELP IF YOU FANCY
YOU CAN ADD ANYTHING YOU LIKE TO THIS SAUCE.TUNA, CHICKEN (cooked) COOKED SMOKED BACON OR FINE DICED PEPPERS. I ALSO TO ADD A LITTLE CHILLI IN MINE.
IT ALSO MAKES A GOOD TOMATO SOUP IF YOU ADJUST THE LIQUID CONTENT
HAPPY COOKING.
Add cream if you want for richness and colour.