David's Mother's 5-Minute Tomato Sauce
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Chef David Rocco cooks up a kid-friendly meal in minutes
Ingredients
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4 tbsp
extra-virgin
olive oil
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2
garlic cloves
, coarsely chopped
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hot-pepper flakes
, to taste (optional)
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1
796-mL can plum
tomatoes
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salt
, to taste
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5
basil leaves
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pasta
, of your choice
Instructions
- Heat olive oil and gently brown the garlic; if you like a bit of heat, add some chili pepper flakes. You can substitute onions for the garlic or use both, depending on what you like.
- Meanwhile, put the plum tomatoes in a bowl and squeeze them with your hands until they’re the texture you want. When the garlic is gently browned, throw in the tomatoes and some salt, and let simmer 5 minutes. Tear up some fresh basil and toss it in. There you have it.
- Tomato sauce recipe from David Rocco’s Dolce Vita © 2008 by Rockhead Entertainment Inc. Published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. davidrocco.com
