Marcella Hazan's Fresh Tomato Sauce
How Chef Hazan prepares her fresh tomato sauce
Ingredients
- 2 pounds fresh tomatoes make sure they are ripe and prepped as described above or 2 cups canned imported Italian plum tomatoes, cut up, with their juices.
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 1 medium onion peeled and cut in half
- salt
Instructions
- Put the tomatoes and their juice in a large saucepan, and add the butter, onion, and salt. Bring to a simmer and cook uncovered slowly for 45 minutes or “until the fat floats free from the tomato.”
- Be sure to stir from time to time and crush any large pieces of tomato into small pieces with a spoon.
- Taste and adjust seasoning with salt. Remove and discard the onion halves before tossing them with pasta.