Roasted Garlic and Tomato Sauce
- 3 lbs roma tomatoes, halved
- 2 whole sweet onions, quartered
- 3 garlic cloves
- 30 ounces Hunts tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt and pepper
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Farehnheit.
- Line 2 baking sheets with tin foil.
- Cut top 1/2 inch off garlic bulbs.
- Put on pan with the onion pieces.
- Drizzle garlic and onions with olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Place halved tomatoes cut side up on second pan.
- Drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Roast in oven for 45 min - 1 hour.
- Stir onions occasionally.
- Remove garlic/onion pan when onion is slightly charred and garlic bulb is soft when you squeeze.
- Tomatoes will probably take longer.
- Crank up heat to 425 if needed until tomatoes are charred on top.
- (Typically takes 15-20 min longer).
- Add all roasted vegetables, tomato sauce, oregano, and basil to a thick bottomed sauce pot.
- Squeeze garlic bulb and cloves should come out easily.
- They should be soft and sweet.
- Use immersion blender to smooth sauce out.
- (Alternatively, pulse veggies in a blender until desired consistency.
- ).
- Simmer sauce for another 1 hour on low heat.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
roma tomatoes, sweet onions, garlic, tomato sauce, basil, oregano, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/roasted-garlic-and-tomato-sauce-519543 (may not work)