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Chef Marc Vetri's Basic Tomato Sauce
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
50
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
5
minutes
mins
Course:
Sauces
Cuisine:
Italian
Keyword:
tomato sauce
Servings:
6
Servings
Ingredients
¼
cup
olive oil
1
small
onion
finely chopped
1
clove
garlic
minced
29
ounces
plum tomatoes with juice
cored and crushed by hand (8 – 12 fresh plum tomatoes, skins removed, cored and crushed by hand)
salt & freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat, and when hot, add the onion and sauté for about 4 minutes.
Add the garlic and cook for an additional 1 minute.
Add the tomatoes with any juices and crush them lightly.
Bring the sauce to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and continue simmering for 45 minutes or until the tomatoes fall apart.