Rich Sauce for Pasta

[jalimon]

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Funny he annoys me as well but I must admit I have been following him for some times because I adore his choice and variety of recipe.

His Penne à la Vodka is the simplest and probably best recipe I like to make. Even my teen kids do it now on their own.

 

[jalimon]

You can also go very simple and use Hazan's recipe.

1 can peeled plum tomatoes (You can use fresh tomatoes but it isn't really necessary.)
half a stick (or a bit more) of butter (you should slice it up some)
an onion (or some shallots). Slice it in half or quarters. Don't go smaller than that.

Put everything in a pot. Break up the tomatoes.
If the butter isn't salted, add some salt to taste.

Cook over medium heat until it bubbles, then lower the heat and let it simmer.
Let the liquid reduce down to basically nothing. (~45 minutes, but other than stepping in and stirring it every 10 minutes or so, you don't have to do anything.)

Lovely base for anything else you want to do with a basic red sauce.

That's what I do...

In the fall when outside market close I usually go on the last day and buy pounds of Italian tomatoes on special. I make basic sauce (basically what you wrote but I add a bit of basil).

I then freeze the sauce in many zeeploc bags.