Showing posts with label pasta sauce. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pasta sauce. Show all posts

Friday, 15 June 2012

Home made pasta sauce

So today is one of those rainy-stay-in-your-pjs-till-lunchtime days, perfect for making pasta sauce!

I am no expert, and this is my own personal way of doing it...if you like it feel free to give it a go. 



Easiest...pasta....sauce.....EVER!!





I basically used up most of the veggies in my crisper to make this.

4 stalks of celery
2 carrots
1 green capsicum
a few floret of cauliflower
1 onion
2 tins of chopped tomatoes (cheaper per kilo than fresh right now)
fresh basil, chives & parsley from the herb garden
2 TB vegetable stock paste from EDC
1/2 cup red wine

Chop veggies and fill bowl, speed 6 for 10-20 seconds until minced up. Then add 2 x tins tomato, veggie paste & a splash of red wine.
Cook 100c, speed 1 for 30 mins.
After cooking taste and season if it needs anything extra
Turn slowly to speed 6, then speed 9 for 30 seconds (do this slowly so it doesn't spit out the top and burn you)

And there you have it! I managed to make 2 litres of sauce with 6 veggies and red wine in 30 minutes while I got to sit down...all for around $2.80 which is less than 60c per jar. See how a Thermomix SAVES YOU MONEY??

We usually use this sauce to make pasta bake with some grated cheese and breadcrumbs finished off in the oven for a quick and tasty vegetarian meal the kids love. Try it!!