Forget about what Americans call “marinara”.

Forget about store brought tomato sauce, with all that additives and salt.

Simple, good ingredients and 30 minutes of your time: that’s all you need for an incredible tomato sauce!

And it’s not an April’s fool!

Ingredients for tomato sauce

1 can of plum tomatoes, diced or whole (but whole are better quality)

1 table spoon of extra virgin olive oil

2 gloves of garlic

1 handful of fresh basil leaves

2 tablespoon of the best tomato paste you can find (I use the Triple concentrated from Mutti, but if you can find only the double concentrated is still ok)

2 pinch of sugar

1. Heat the oil in a deep saucepan. Add the peeled and halved garlic. Add the basil.
2. Let it fry, slowly, for 1-2 minutes: the garlic must be still white and basil leave must be a nice strong green.
3. Add the canned tomatoes, add the tomato paste and sugar, stir, partially cover.
4. Let it cook, over moderate eat (the sauce must bubble) for 20-25 minutes.
5. Taste, season if you need to, serve!

Note

You can keep the tomato sauce in the fridge, in a glass container, for 4-5 days: always reheat before use.

It’s perfect to top pasta, pizza or to add to casserole.