Home-made Tomato sauce

Ingredients:
8 nos Fresh Tomatoes
100 ml Tomato Puree
4 nos Onion (Chopped)
2 nos Garlic (Chopped)
2 tsp Dry Basil
50 ml Water
2 tbsp Olive oil
Salt & pepper

Method:
1. Remove the stem of tomatoes, slightly cut the skin- about 2 mm deep with knife into 4 wedges (do not cut the tomatoes, only the skin part).

2. Blanch the tomatoes in pot of boiling water for 1 minute, just allow the skin to curl a little.

3. Remove the tomatoes and put into a bowl of ice water immediately, peel the skin by using hand. Drain the tomatoes.

4. Roughly chop the tomatoes. Set aside.

5. Heat the olive oil in a sauce pan, put in the onion and cook for 2 minutes.

6. Add the garlic and continue to cook for 1 minute.

7. Put in the chopped tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes.

8. Stir in tomatoes puree and cook for 3 minutes.

9. Add water and dry basil, let it simmer at very slow heat for 10 minutes.

10. Turn off the fire, let the sauce to cool.

11. Portion it into glass container and label the production date. Keep in refrigerator.

Tips:
1. Use a CLEAN and DRY spoon to dish out the desired amount of sauce everytime.
2. Drizzle 1 tsp of oil into the sauce for a longer storage time.
3. You can substitute Oregano if you don't like basil.
4. You can use this tomato sauce for cooking pasta, pizza, meat and vegetables.