Uncomplicated Tomato Sauce

Serves:

Source: Claire Tansey

Ingredients:

  • 2 (28 ounce/796 ml cans of whole tomatoes)
  • 1 yellow onion pealed and cut into quarters
  • 2 cloves of garlic, smashed
  • 1/4 cup virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon of salt
  • herbs (basil, oregano, thyme)

Instructions:

  1. Combine tomatoes, their juices, onion and garlic in a saucepan.  Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer gently, uncovered , stirring every now and then and breaking up the tomatoes and the onions a little – for 1 hour hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until the onions are very soft.
  2. Add the olive oil and the salt and purée with an immersion blender. Season with herbs ( I used 1 tsp of dried basil, oregano and thyme.