Tomatenconcasse (tomato Concasse)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 kg tomatoes, skinned and diced (pulp removed)
• 1 bulb of garlic, peeled and lightly crushed
• 3 shallots, peeled and finely chopped
• 100 ml olive oil
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 bunch fresh thyme, stripped
• 1 bunch fresh basil, chopped
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 saute the shallots in the olive oil.
• 2 add the tomatoes, and lightly crushed garlic cloves as well as the stripped thyme leaves and chopped basil. season with salt and pepper. cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 3 the juice from the tomatoes should be completely gone by that time and you should be left with a flavourful reduction.
• 4 allow to cool completely and either use immidiately or freeze for later use.