A hot spicy dip to accompany roast meat or to simply serve with crusty bread, as an informal starter.
Ingredients:
4 tbs good olive oil
300 ml crushed tomato or passata
3 cloves of garlic
Chili flakes, to taste
1 dessertspoon of sugar
salt
pepper
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
Peel and slice the garlic, gently heat the oil in a sauce pan and warm the garlic for 1 minute.
Add the rest of ingredients, cook over a gentle heat for 20-25 min. check the seasoning.
Remove the sauce from the heat.
Serve hot or warm, with bread.