Pasta Sauce Simmered Until Spoonable

Set out onion diced, garlic minced or thinly sliced, and olive oil before you start Pasta Sauce Simmered Until Spoonable. The batch is written for 6 people.

Count on 5 minutes of prep, 10 minutes of cooking, about 15 minutes from the first measurement to the plate.

Ingredients Method

What goes in the bowl

• 1 onion diced, about 1/3 -1/2 cup
• 2 teaspoons garlic minced or thinly sliced
• 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
• ¼ cup tomato paste
• 28 ounces San Marzano Tomatoes whole or crushed, canned
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt more to taste

How the cooking goes

1. In a medium sauce pot, add olive oil over a gentle flame. Dice the onion and add to the oil. Cook for 2-3 minutes, sweating the onions until they begin to turn translucent.
2. Mince the garlic and add to the onions. Cook for 2 minutes until aromatic.
3. Put tomato paste and stir into the aromatics. Cook for 1-2 minutes to bloom the paste.
4. If using whole tomatoes, crush them by hand in a bowl. Add crushed tomatoes and salt to the pot.
5. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 8 minutes, stirring now and then. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.

After it comes off the heat

Cool the pot before it goes into the refrigerator. It reheats gently on the stove the next day.

If you want another plate from Sauces, open Tomato Pasta Sauce Simmered Until Spoonable and Red Wine Pasta Sauce Simmered Until Spoonable.