method
1. Put onion, garlic, tomatoes with their juice, tomato puree (paste), basil, sugar and 625 ml (20 fl oz) 2 1/2 cups) water into a saucepan.
2. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
3. Pour into a blender or food processor and puree. Sieve puree back into pan.
4. Bring back to the boil, then add rice, lower heat and simmer for 15 minutes, until rice is tender.
5. Stir in sherry and salt and pepper.
6. Serve in individual bowls, garnished with a swirl of cream and basil leaves, if desired.
serving amount
serves 4-6.
rate this recipe
8.5
out of 10
2 users have helped to rate this recipe.