Olive oil-braised tomatoes

Babiche Martens

Ingredients

1 cup	Extra virgin olive oil
6	Vine-ripened tomatoes, (or oxheart)
2 cloves	Garlic
1	Salt & freshly ground pepper
1 tsp	Caster sugar
2	Bay leaves
3 sprigs	Fresh thyme
1 to serve	Bread

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 160C. Pour the olive oil into an oven-proof baking dish. Remove the cores from the tomatoes with the point of a sharp knife and arrange in the dish.
2. Peel and thinly slice the garlic. Place around the tomatoes then season well. Sprinkle over the sugar.
3. Add the bay leaves and thyme then bake for 15 minutes. Turn and spoon over the oil then continue to cook for a further 30 minutes or until tender. Serve with crusty bread.