Tomato Sauce – Winter

• This is a quick and easy sauce that can be made at all times of the year.
• In olden times this could have been made in the winter when fresh tomatoes were not available.
• This sauce is served hot.
  

  Ingredients

• 50g tomato purée
• ½ small onion – chopped
• 250ml vegetable stock
• 125ml soured cream
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1-2 teaspoons of sugar – optional
• Salt and pepper to taste
  

  Method

• Simmer the onion in the vegetable stock until it is a pulp.
• Blend with a stick blender.
• Add the tomato purée, stir and simmer for a few more minutes.
• Stir in the just of 1 lemon.
• Adjust the sweetness with sugar.
• Season to taste.
• Stir in the soured cream just before serving.

Option

• Add some paprika or mixed herbs to the sauce.