Montana Avenue's Fresh Tomato Sauce

By Hklbrries

Ingredients

• 3 pounds Roma tomatoes
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3 ounces Spanish onion, cut into small dice
• 1 tbsp chopped garlic
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil
• Pinch of chopped fresh thyme
• 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 3 grinds of fresh black pepper
• 1 tsp sugar

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare a pot of boiling salted water and a bowl of ice water.

With a paring knife, remove the stem from each tomato and score the opposite end. Drop tomatoes into the boiling water just long enough for the skin to crack; then remove and place immediately in ice water.

Peel the tomatoes and roughly chop.

Heat olive oil in a saucepot over medium heat. Add onions and cook until translucent. Add garlic and tomatoes. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

When the sauce has cooked down to the desired consistency, add herbs and season to taste with salt, pepper and sugar.