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Spicy tomato sauce served
Rich, reduced tomato sauce infused with garlic and red chilli flakes

Spicy tomato sauce

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Sauces and Gravies
This is not a plain pizza sauce. This 'Arrabbiata' style sauce pairs the natural umami flavour of tomatoes (that certain 'fifth taste') with the fire of chilli. The secret lies in concentrating the tomatoes' sugar content: during slow roasting/cooking, water evaporates, and flavours thicken.
🕒 Prep Time 15 mins
🍳 Cook Time 20 mins
⌛ Total Time 35 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 90 kcal
🌍 Cuisine International

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Pot with hot water: For skinning tomatoes.
  • Frying pan: For cooking the sauce.

Instructions

1 ✓

Score the bottom of the tomatoes in an X shape, dip in hot water for 30 seconds, then into iced water. This makes peeling easy. Dice them.

Tip: Thermal shock causes the skin to separate from the flesh because the two layers expand differently.
2 ✓

Finely chop the onion and slice the chilli. Sauté the onion in olive oil until translucent.

Tip: Work on low heat so the onion becomes sweet, not burnt.
3 ✓

Add the crushed garlic and chilli, fry for half a minute, then add the tomatoes, salt, pepper, and sugar.

Tip: Sugar helps balance the acidity of the tomatoes.
4 ✓

Cook over medium heat for 15-20 minutes until most of the liquid evaporates and it thickens.

Tip: Evaporating water (reduction) concentrates the flavours.
5 ✓

Finally, tear in the fresh basil and remove from heat.

Tip: Never cook basil for long, as it loses its fresh scent and turns black.

Recipe FAQ

The tomatoes are too sour, what should I do?
This is common, especially in winter. A little sugar (or bicarbonate of soda - carefully!) helps neutralise acids.

Ingredients

  • 500 g Ripe tomatoes
  • 1 head Onion
  • 1 pc Chilli pepper (fresh)
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 tsp Brown sugar
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 pinch Ground black pepper
  • 5 leaves Fresh basil