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For the tomato sauce
Chilli oil or olive oil
8 medium sized ripe tomatoes
1 red onion
2 cloves of garlic (or more to taste)
Seasoning
For the crispy potatoes
500g charlotte potatoes
3 fresh rosemary sprigs
Sea salt
Extra virgin olive oil
To make the tomato sauce
- Preheat the oven to 200°C.
- Cut the tomatoes in half and lay in the bottom of a roasting dish, skin side down (see image 2).
- Top and tail and peel a red onion, then cut into wedges and add to the tomatoes.
- Throw in 2 garlic cloves still in their skins.
- Season then drizzle with olive oil.
- Roast for 35-40 minutes until the tops of the tomatoes are starting to turn golden .
- Remove from the oven and then remove the skins from the garlic cloves.
- Add all of the ingredients to a blender and blend until the sauce is smooth.
- Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning. (I sometimes stir in a little sriracha at this point too).
To make the crispy potatoes
- Pre-heat the oven to 200°C.
- Cut the potatoes into halves or quarters depending on the size.
- Throw the potatoes into a roasting tin and scatter over some coarse sea salt.
- Season with coarse sea salt.
- Remove the rosemary leaves from the stalks and then finely chop them.
- Scatter the rosemary over the top of the potatoes.
- Drizzle over some olive oil, mix well and then spread evenly.
- Place in the hot oven.
- After 25 minutes, give the baking tray a good shake and then return to the oven for another 15-20 minutes, until the potatoes are golden brown.
