Classic Tomato Sauce

Name: Classic Tomato Sauce
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 1 onion, finely diced; 1 1 bay leaf; 1 1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano or 1/2 teaspoon dried; 1 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 1 2 teaspoons salt or to taste; 1 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 Two 26-ounce boxes Pomi Chopped Tomatoes or two 28-ounce cans whole plum tomatoes; 1 chopped with their liquid

From the kitchen of Carly

A slow-simmered tomato sauce built on softened onions, garlic, and tomato paste. An hour of gentle heat coaxes deep flavor from good tomatoes and olive oil. Simple, reliable, and endlessly useful for pasta, soup, or anything that needs a savory foundation.

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Servings: 4
Difficulty: medium

Ingredients

4 servings

11/4 cup olive oil
11 onion, finely diced
11 bay leaf
11 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano or 1/2 teaspoon dried
12 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
12 teaspoons salt or to taste
12 tablespoons tomato paste
1Two 26-ounce boxes Pomi Chopped Tomatoes or two 28-ounce cans whole plum tomatoes
1chopped with their liquid

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onions, bay leaf, oregano, garlic, and salt and cook, stirring often, until the onions are soft and translucent, about 10 minutes.
Add the tomato paste and continue cooking for 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and stir constantly until the sauce begins to boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 1 hour, stirring every 5 minutes or so to prevent the sauce on the bottom of the pot from burning. Taste and season with additional salt, if desired. Remove the bay leaf before serving.