quick homemade tomato sauce
Cuisine: Italian
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 35 mins
Total time: 45 mins
Ingredients
  • 16 roma tomatoes
  • About ½ cup olive oil, divided
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, cut in half
  • 10 basil leaves
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 teaspoon sugar, or more if needed
Instructions
  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and prepare a bowl of ice water. Core the tomatoes and using a knife, delicately cross an X on each tomato. Place each tomato for 10 seconds in the boiling water and cool in the bowl of ice water; this will soften the skin and make it easier to peel them. Peel the tomatoes, cut them in half, and squeeze them to remove most of their juices and seeds. Cut the tomatoes in cubes and set aside.
  2. Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Fry the onion and garlic until fragrant and slightly golden, about 8 minutes.
  3. Add the tomatoes, basil leaves, salt, pepper, sugar and remaining olive oil. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for about 20 minutes until the olive oil evaporates. Remove garlic clove, season with more salt and pepper if needed and add more sugar if the sauce is too acid.
Notes
RECIPE ADAPTED FROM: 705g Sauce tomate il sugo
Recipe by Savormania at http://www.savormania.com/quick-homemade-tomato-sauce/