I recently had a very simple tomato sauce at a really nice Chicago restaurant--I was amazed at how good it was and, I HAD to try to copy it!!! This is it! Nothing fancy but, SOOO good!!!
Jarred sauces don't even compare to this easy homemade sauce! It's FRESH, HEALTHY, DELICIOUS and has NO PRESERVATIVES!!!
Since the ingredients are already roasted, there's no need to simmer this sauce all day long. It's delicious, flavorful, and ready to use right after you blend and season it.
ROASTED TOMATO BASIL PASTA SAUCE
INGREDIENTS:
20 Roma tomatoes, washed and halved
1 large sweet onion, chopped into large pieces
3-4 cloves of garlic, peeled
salt & freshly ground pepper
sugar
Olive Oil
2 tbsp. Dried Basil (or Finely Chopped Fresh Basil)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
Put tomatoes, onion and garlic on a baking sheet, drizzle olive oil over all and toss to coat.
Turn the tomatoes cut side up.
Sprinkle everything with salt & pepper.
Very lightly sprinkle only the tomatoes with sugar.
Roast approximately 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned.
Put everything (including any remaining olive oil) from the baking sheet into a deep sauce pot and use immersion blender to combine. (Or put everything into your blender.) Blend briefly for a chunky sauce or longer for a smooth sauce.
Sprinkle basil into sauce, and adjust the salt & pepper. (Salt really brings out the flavor of this sauce--not sure if you've used enough salt? Take a spoonful of sauce out of the pot--salt it, does it taste better?? That's a simple way to help you determine if the entire pot has been seasoned enough. Same with pepper!)
If using dried basil, let the sauce sit for a few minutes to allow the basil to soften.
Use this sauce in your favorite Italian recipe, or simply spoon over pasta!
Enjoy!!!
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