Red Sauce for Pasta Preparation

This is one of the recipes used for red sauce preparation.

Cooking time: 20mins

Ingredients
2 tbsps olive oil or butter
1 finely chopped onion
3-4 crushed garlic cloves
5 large tomatoes, blanched, skinned, pureed and sieved
1 small finely chopped green capsicum or green bell pepper
4-5 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley
1 tsp mixed dried herbs or oregano
2 tbsps tomato sauce
1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
1/4 tsp red chilli flakes
salt to taste

Method
Heat olive oil in a vessel, add the onions and garlic and saute till transparent. Add the bell peppers, parsley and salt. Combine.
Add the tomato puree, oregano, tomato sauce, pepper and salt. Add red chilli flakes and cook for 6-8 mts, stir once in a while, over low heat. Turn off the heat.