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Basic Tomato Sauce

Recipe from Stephen Cusato (Not Another Cooking Show)

Takes about 30 minutes to make.

Ingredients

Makes 4 servings

  • 1 can of San Marzano Peeled Tomatoes
  • 2 oz fresh basil
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 1 lb pasta
  • Olive oil
  • Salt
  • (Optional) 1/2 cup of Parmesian or Pecorino Cheese

Tools

  • Can opener
  • Food Mill or Blender
  • Pot for making sauce
  • Large pot for making pasta
  • Colander

Steps

Prep Ingredients

  1. Open can of tomatoes and use food mill or blender to puree the contents into a smooth consistency
  2. Thinly slice garlic
  3. Wash and dry basil
  4. Grate cheese

Cook Sauce

  1. In pot for sauce, add enough olive oil to coat the bottom
  2. Add garlic and basil to the cold oil
  3. Apply Low heat to the pot
  4. Remove basil once it starts to wilt and turn brown
  5. Add tomato puree
  6. Apply Medium-High heat and stir. Bring to boil while constantly stirring to emulsify the oil and tomato puree.
  7. Add cheese and salt. Stir to combine.
  8. Change heat to Low and simmer. Use cover if necessary to retain the moisture

Cook pasta

  1. In large pot, add water and 3 large pinches of salt. Bring to boil.
  2. Once boiling, add pasta and cook until almost al-dente (1 min less than package cook time)
  3. Drain pasta
  4. Add pasta to tomato sauce and cook for final minute or so

Additional Notes

  • Can add red chili flakes to oil at the start to have spicy tomato sauce

References