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Video: 'Hands-off roasted tomato sauce' - easy, delicious crowdpleaser

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KateMumsnet · 29/05/2014 14:14

A super-easy roasted tomato sauce, perfect with pasta or as a pizza topping, and eminently freezeable for a quick mid-week meal.

StuartMumsnet takes us through the steps in this quick video - do subscribe to our YouTube channel, we've loads more useful stuff in the pipeline! And don't forget to update us if you cook it - or share your own version if this is a regular staple in your house!

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NormaStanleyFletcher · 29/05/2014 21:55

Nice.

Continuity is a bit strange with disappearing lids and pans teleporting between ovens, without the standard blue Peter disclaimer.

TinklyLittleLaugh · 30/05/2014 12:17

So do you lid or not lid?

Allalonenow · 30/05/2014 16:19

What does he add immediately after the tinned tomatoes and before the brown sugar? Are there no onions used?

ginmakesitallok · 30/05/2014 21:31

Haricot beans

Allalonenow · 31/05/2014 00:13

Smile Thank you!

Quicknamechange2014 · 01/06/2014 09:25

Really nice recipe. So easy too, thank you.

Timeforabiscuit · 01/06/2014 11:10

Look forward to trying this one - thank you!

elvislives2012 · 01/06/2014 16:53

Very nice. Didn't have haricot beans so used a few red lentils instead. YUM

teaforthree · 01/06/2014 19:48

Are there any subtitles or a transcript available?

VikkiMumsnet · 02/06/2014 15:36

Wuh oh, apologies for the continuity error there, the lid stays on for the whole 90 minutes.

No onions, allalonenow, but the nice thing about this recipe is that you could add to it any other veg you wanted to use up. I reckon red onions would work really well with the roasted tomato and garlic flavour.

And hi teaforthree, we've done a transcript now:

Today we’re going to be cooking Hands Off Tomato Sauce, this is a really easy recipe, it’s roasted in the oven which brings out all the flavours of the tomatoes, carrot and celery. It tastes fantastic and it’s a very versatile recipe; you can use it for pizza topping, on pastas and you can freeze it in small batches to use for your kids later - it’s wonderful.

We’re going to start by chopping our vegetables. We’re going to whizz all this up later so it’ll be nice and smooth. For now, it just needs to be chopped up and chucked in the pot. Chop the garlic, it’s ready to go in the pot, followed by two lots of tinned tomatoes, haricot beans (which we’ve drained), a teaspoon of brown sugar, and a sprig of rosemary. We’ve got 300ml of vegetable stock. Lid on - shove it in the oven, 200 degrees - it really wants to be left alone for 90 minutes. Go and do something else or, if you can’t bear it, give it a prod half way through.

90 minutes later… our tomato sauce is ready to come out of the oven. We’re just going to scoop the rosemary out, and pulp it up so it’s a lovely smooth sauce.

For a final flourish - just some balsamic vinegar to cut through the richness, stir it in - fantastic.

ShineSmile · 02/06/2014 23:54

It looks like a lovely recipe - I'm looking forward to buying the book.

Just wondering, why does the food not look appealing?

Shesparkles · 03/06/2014 09:58

I've loosely followed the recipe, but have added red onions and pepper, and basil instead of rosemary-and put it in the slow cooker rather than the oven as I need to go out-verdict tonight!

teaforthree · 03/06/2014 20:13

Yay thank you! :D

Shesparkles · 03/06/2014 21:40

100% hit!

specialmagiclady · 04/06/2014 12:36

Shinesmile, food doesn't look appealing in the way that telly food does because there is probably no home economist whose job is to make the food look appealing!

KateMumsnet · 04/06/2014 15:25

specialmagiclady hits the nail on the head Wink
Still, there is much to be said for veracity - how many times have you been a bit deflated when the finished dish doesn't look quite as 'artisan chic' as it should?

Real food, people Grin

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worldgonecrazy · 06/06/2014 09:22

It looks like a nice recipe BUT shouldn't "Hands off" mean "just chuck everything in, no chopping or whizzing in blenders".

That is what I was hoping for when I clicked on the video Confused

KateMumsnet · 07/06/2014 21:04

Hmm - take your point worldgonecrazy, but I guess in this instance it means you don't have to stand over the hob and stir? You can actually go off and do other things, rather than burning it hovering.

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Ainmnua · 08/06/2014 07:33

It's about the most "hands-off" sauce I've ever made.

OwlCapone · 08/06/2014 07:41

If you want a sauce that involves no chopping at all, you'll have to buy a jar.

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