This tomato sauce will bring any rice, pasta or flatbread recipe to life. It has a sweet and herby flavour, which makes it a delicious condiment. Easy to make and requires very few ingredients and little time.
Set a large non-stick pan to medium heat then pour the olive oil.
Finely chop or grate the onions and crush the garlic cloves. Add the onions to the pan, mix until well coated.
When the onions have softened and are slightly transparent, add the garlic. Bring the heat to low and cook for 3 minutes
Add the tomato sauce or chopped/grated tomatoes. Add sugar then stir well. Cover the pan and let it simmer for 20 mins.
Uncover, add dried basil and adjust flavour with salt and pepper. Stir well and let it simmer for 2 mins with the heat turned off.