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Quick Tomato Sauce

Taste the sauce before adding salt. Some canned tomatoes are much saltier than others and may require very little extra seasoning.

Courses: Sauces

Recipe Ingredients

3 tablespoons 45mlOlive oil
2   Garlic cloves - minced fine
1   Crushed tomatoes - (28 oz)
2 tablespoons 30mlMinced fresh parsley or basil leaves
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlSalt - or to taste
  Several grindings of fresh black pepper

Recipe Instructions

Heat oil in a medium-size saucepan. Add garlic and saute over medium heat until pale yellow in color, about 1 minute.

Add tomatoes, herbs, salt, and pepper and bring sauce to a boil. Lower heat and simmer gently until sauce thickens slightly, about 10 minutes. Adjust salt and pepper as needed.

This recipe yields 3 cups.

Source:
Cookbook Digest, Mar/Apr, 1996

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