Morning dolly, I'm loving this new krustiebums nickname you've given us
! I'm voting for this new as our new name as it's the first time I've ever had a bum...I have a flarse...flat arse
Morning everyone! Harri, you'll have to tell me about your pasta sauce, I'm in need of some new pasta recipes xxx
Morning lovey
well I’m not a great cook and have had a few disasters of late but this is my recipe for basic vegetable tomato sauce for pasta either dry or with broth
Ingredients
Half an onion
1 small courgette
Handful of frozen peas
1 large tin chopped plum tomatoes
1 jar tomato passata
Plenty fresh basil
Small carrot
Half stick celery
Salt and pepper
Method
In large saucepan add a few tablespoons olive oil. Chop the carrot, celery and onion finely and add to the oil. Cook until you smell the aroma, do not brown the mixture. Add half garlic clove to give extra flavour to oil. Do not brown.
In a colander put the frozen peas and run hot water over them until they are free of ice. Drain well and add to the hot oil, beware they might spit! Add plenty of pepper and stir well. Keep stirring and cook on medium heat for a few minutes.
Add the chopped tomatoes, passata, plenty chopped basil and salt and pepper to taste.
Add the chopped courgette, it should be in small cubes, Bring mixture to boil and cook on medium heat until the courgettes and peas are cooked, about 40 minutes. You can check with a fork to see if courgettes and peas are tender or just test a teaspoon of mixture.
Keep stirring mixture from time to time. If it seems to be getting very dry add a little water.
I like to serve this sauce with spaghetti or penne and it’s very good with pasta in broth.
Hope this is ok MrsEms,
Are your floating orbs alright today?
Harri xxx