Sicilian Pizza Sauce - Noble Roman Copycat

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons dried basil, crumbled with added puree
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
• salt & fresh ground pepper
• 3 large garlic cloves, minced

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 add onion, basil and oregano; cook until onion softens slightly, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes.
• 3 mix in garlic and cook 2 minutes.
• 4 add tomato paste and cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 5 add tomatoes and bring to a simmer; cook until sauce is of desired thickness.
• 6 season with salt and pepper.
• 7 note: sauce can be prepared ahead. cover and refrigerate 1 week or freeze up to 1 month.