Recipe - Simplest Italian Tomato Sauce Marinara

2 pound Ripe tomatoes; peeled, if
desired, seeded, and
coarsely chopped, or one
can, (28 oz.) whole
tomatoes, with juice,
crushed between fingers as
you add them to the pan
1/3 cup Extravirgin olive oil
3 Cloves garlic; halved
6 Sprigs fresh basil
6 Sprigs fresh parsley
Salt and ground black pepper

Quantity: Enough for 1 pound pasta Source: "Joy of Cooking" cookbook, 1997
editon.

Combine tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, basil and parsley in a large, heavy
saucepan over mediumlow heat. Simmer, uncovered, until the sauce is
thickened, about 10 minutes. Pass through a food mill and season with salt
and ground black pepper to taste.

Posted to TNT Recipes Digest by "Michael G. Sooter" msooter@llion.org on
Feb 15, 1998