An authentic Italian recipe from our kitchen to yours. Buon
Appetito!
Ingredients
- 6 - 8 medium plum tomatoes, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 2 stems fresh oregano
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup white wine or water
- Salt
Directions
1.
Add
olive
oil
and
garlic
to a
sauce
pan
over
medium
high
heat.
Sauté
garlic
for
1
minute.
2.
Add
the
diced
tomatoes,
wine
and
oregano
to
the
pan.
Stir
to
combine
all
ingredients.
Lower
the
heat
to
medium
low,
and
then
cover
the
pan
and
simmer
the
sauce
for
10 -
15
minutes
or
until
the
tomatoes
cook
down.
3.
After
the
tomatoes
have
cooked
down
and
released
their
liquid,
using
a
fork
or
potato
masher,
mash
the
tomatoes
thoroughly
to
make
a
smoother
sauce.
If
the
sauce
is
too
thick
at
this
point,
add
water
to
thin
it
to
your
liking
and
add
salt
to
your
taste.
4.
Cook
the
sauce
another
5
minutes
and
then
it
is
ready
for
use
as a
dipping
sauce,
pizza
sauce
or
in
your
favorite
pasta
recipe.