Easy Smoky Tomato Sauce

Smoky Tomato Sauce

Prep: 10 mins  Cook: 20-30 mins

Useful for pasta sauce or as a base for additional ingredients.

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion - finely chopped
2 cloves garlic - minced
1 tin chopped tomatoes
150ml chicken stock
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 Tsp BBQ sauce
Salt and pepper

Method

Fry onion in the olive oil  for about 5 mins until soft. Add the garlic and fry for 1 minute more.  

Add tomatoes, paprika, BBQ sauce and chicken stock and bring to the boil.  

Allow to simmer vigorously until reduced to the required consistency. 

Season to taste.

Bircher Muesli Recipe

Bircher Muesli   Enough for 3 days

Ingredients

100g Oats

200ml Almond Milk

60g Yogurt (2 tbsp)

30g Raisins (I use jumbo ones)

20g Linseed with sesame, blueberry and raspberry

Dried Cranberries - handful

Almonds - Small handful, chopped

1 tsp Ground Cinnamon 

Mix all the ingredients together and put in a *beautiful container in the fridge.  Leave overnight.

In the morning, take out two tablespoons of the mixture and add extra almond milk to make it the right consistency for you.

Top with any fresh fruit that you like. I use blueberries, strawberries, pear, apple, banana etc...

* It doesn't have to be beautiful, but it will taste better if it is ;)

Four Bean Chilli

Four Bean Chilli   Serves 4
Prep: 20 minutes  Cooking time: 35 minutes

Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil

1 onion, chopped

1 garlic clove, chopped

1 red pepper, chopped

2 tbsp tomato puree

1 tsp ground coriander

1 - 2 tsp chilli powder

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp Smoked Paprika

1 tin chopped tomatoes

450g canned mixed beans

300ml (1/2 pt) vegetable stock

1 bay leaf

salt and pepper

When I made this I used 1/2 can each of red kidney, pinto, cannellini and borlotti beans. You can use any beans you like.

Method

Heat the oil in a large saucepan.
Add the onion, garlic, red pepper, coriander and chilli powder,and fry on a low-med heat for approximately 5 minutes or until soft,stirring occasionally.

Stir in the tomato puree, cumin and paprika. Add the tomatoes,
beans, vegetable stock, worcestershire sauce, soy sauce and bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper.

Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer gently for 30 minutes.

Can be frozen. Tastes even better the day after!