You'll love this tomato sauce. It's a cinch to prepare and makes any Italian dish sing!
Ingredients
28 oz cancrushed tomatoesavoid any with basil included; I use Cento all-purpose brand
3clovesgarlic
1/2tspkosher salt
1/2tsp red pepper flakes
1/4 cupolive oil
zest 1lemon
freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
On a cutting board, top garlic cloves with a drizzle of olive oil and kosher salt and chop to a fine paste.
Add 1/4 cup olive oil to a cold saucepan along with your garlic paste.
Sauté at medium heat - enough for the garlic to sizzle but not burn. This should take no more than 45 - 90 seconds. You don't want the garlic to turn brown. Once the garlic is fragrant remove it from the heat.
Add red pepper flakes.
Stir in the crushed tomatoes and bring to a gentle simmer, this takes just a couple of minutes.
Remove from heat and taste. If it needs more salt add it now.
Stir in the zest from one lemon and add freshly ground black pepper to taste. Cover and let rest for a minute or two.