Hearty Tomato Sauce

   

This is a nice and easy tomato sauce for a multitude of purposes.  I love the rich flavor that develops from roasting this in the oven rather than just simmering on the stove.  There's always a container of this in the spare fridge for those quick meals or whip ups for the kids.  This is a good basic for your repertoire, forget bottled tomato sauces from here on in!

3 cans crushed tomatoes (28oz)

½ large onion or one medium, chopped

1 tablespoon chopped garlic

2-3 tablespoons dried crushed basil

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 cup white wine

In a saucepan over medium heat (oven proof if you are going to roast it) cook onions and garlic until soften and aromatic in 3 tablespoons of olive oil.   Add crushed basil, stir then add the white wine, continue to simmer until reduced by half about 10 minutes.   Add crushed tomatoes cook over low heat for at least an hour on top of stove or two hours in oven – if time is on your side.

It’s All Delicious Notes:   When fresh basil is in season on my deck herb garden I grab a handful for the sauce and keep the dried stuff on the shelf.   Also, try and buy the best tomatoes you can.   San Marzano are great, so is the Pomi brand.   Hunts organic crushed pretty good too.