Salsa Semplice di Pomodoro #1 (Plain tomato sauce #1)
1 lg can tomatoes
4T olive oil
2 sliced onions
1 clove garlic
1 sprig sweet basil
S&P to taste
Fry sliced onions and garlic in oil about 5 mins, add basil. Strain tomatoes through sieve; add and simmer for 45 mins or until tomatoes are cooked to a thick sauce. Stir frequently. Add S&P; stir thoroughly. Simmer 15 mins.
(*ED NOTE: Recipe also calls for 1/2t sugar, but various notes say that the sauce is too sweet with it)
4T olive oil
2 sliced onions
1 clove garlic
1 sprig sweet basil
S&P to taste
Fry sliced onions and garlic in oil about 5 mins, add basil. Strain tomatoes through sieve; add and simmer for 45 mins or until tomatoes are cooked to a thick sauce. Stir frequently. Add S&P; stir thoroughly. Simmer 15 mins.
(*ED NOTE: Recipe also calls for 1/2t sugar, but various notes say that the sauce is too sweet with it)