- Tomato Sauce with Butter and Onions

TOMATO SAUCE WITH BUTTER AND ONIONS

28 oz (800 grams) whole peeled tomatoes from a can
5 T (70 grams) unsalted butter
1 medium-sized yellow onion, peeled and halved
Salt to taste

Put the tomatoes, onion and butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Bring the sauce to a simmer then lower the heat to keep the sauce at a slow, steady simmer for about 45 minutes. Stir occasionally, crushing the tomatoes against the side of the pot with a wooden spoon. Remove from heat, discard the onion, add salt to taste and keep warm while you prepare your pasta.

Serve with your favorite pasta and freshly grated parmesan cheese.

Notes:

1. I made this recipe because I simply could not believe that anything this simple could taste good – I was seriously wrong. I served it with a pasta (Fusilli Bucati Corti) that I had never used before (thinking that if I made it with familiar pasta I would start to compare it with other meaty or spicy, more complicated sauces). I liked it just the way it was and really appreciated the deep tomato flavour.
2. I used good quality canned tomatoes from my favorite Italian deli.
3. I didn’t discard the onion – it was so full of flavour that my husband ate it as a sidedish.
4. This recipe feeds 3 people.