Basic Red Sauce – San Marzano

INGREDIENTS

• 1 TBL butter
• 1 TBL tomato paste
• 1/2 sweet chopped onion
• Two cans San Marzano tomatoes
• 1 TBL oregano
• 1 bay leaf
• several dashes Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 TBL sugar
• 2 TBL balsamic vinegar
• Several cloves of peeled and minced garlic
• salt and pepper to taste

STEP BY STEP

1. Melt butter in a sauce pan
2. Put in tomato paste and saute it for about 30 seconds
3. Add chopped onion
4. Crush canned tomatoes with your hands or a potato masher
5. Put tomato pieces and the water from the can into your sauce pan
6. Add all other ingredients
7. Heat to near boil in a sauce pan, then reduce heat and simmer for 30-60 minutes
8. Remove bay leaf
9. Blend sauce if you like it smooth, or mash more with potato masher if you like a rustic sauce.