Basic Tomato Sauce

Name: Basic Tomato Sauce
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 small onion, diced; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 cans (28 ounces each) whole peeled tomatoes; 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano; Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

6 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cans (28 ounces each) whole peeled tomatoes
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

Directions

1

In a saucepan, heat oil over medium.
2

Cook onion and garlic, stirring frequently, until translucent, 2 to 4 minutes.
3

Add tomatoes with their juice and the oregano.
4

Simmer, stirring occasionally and breaking up tomatoes with the spoon, until thickened, 20 to 30 minutes.
5

Season with salt and pepper.
6

Sauce can be refrigerated up to 4 days or frozen up to 3 months; let cool completely before storing in airtight containers.