Salsa Agrodolce (Italian Sweet And Sour Sauce)

This easy and quick sauce is wonderful with short pasta such a spend and farfalle, rice or with breadcrumbed meats. It also tastes fantastic with sardines. You can make more and freeze it.

olive oil

1 carrot, grated

1 onion, fine chopped

1 stick celery, finely chopped

500g passata

1 thyme branch, leaves only

1tsp sugar

2tbsp white wine vinegar

salt and pepper

Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a pan, add the carrot, onion and celery and sweat for a few minutes.

Add the passata, thyme leaves and sugar then cook, partially covered with a lid, for 25 minutes, stirring regularly.

Add the vinegar and season to taste, then mix well. Remove from the heat and use or store.