Sauce

Dried tomato sauce

Name: Dried tomato sauce
Total time: 30 min
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 80 g Tomates séchées; 300 ml (for soaking) Water; 1 tbsp Olive oil; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 Chili pepper; 1 pinch Salt

Preparation time: 30 min
Servings: serves 4

Ingredients

serves 4

Tomates séchées — to buy80 g
Water — to buy300 ml (for soaking)
Olive oil — to buy1 tbsp
Onion — to buy1
Garlic — to buy2 cloves
Chili pepper — to buy1
Salt — to buy1 pinch

Preparation

Soak the dried tomatoes in warm water for 15 minutes to rehydrate them.
Drain them, keeping the soaking water, then roughly chop them.
Heat the oil in a saucepan and sauté the sliced onion and garlic for 3 minutes.
Add the rehydrated dried tomatoes and the chili, sauté for 2 minutes.
Pour in the strained soaking water, bring to a simmer.
Simmer for 15 minutes over low heat, until the sauce thickens slightly.
Season with salt and pepper, roughly blend if you want a smoother texture, then serve hot with rice or millet paste.