Basic Southern Tomato Sauce

• 35 ounces italian plum (roma) tomatoes drained canned
• 1 each garlic cloves
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon parsley leaves chopped
• 1 x salt to taste

1. This is a typical southern Italian sauce.
2. If you like it spicier, add peperoncino (red pepper flakes).
3. Coarsely chop the tomatoes on a plate, saving the liquid they release.
4. Halve the garlic clove.
5. Heat the olive oil in a broad saute pan and simmer the garlic in it until lightly golden, then press the pieces against the pan and remove them.
6. Raise heat to medium-high and add the chopped tomatoesand their juices from the plate.
7. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, until the sauce is lightly thickened.
8. Add the chopped parsley and 1/4 teaspoon salt, stir all together once, then remove the sauce from the heat.
9. Makes 2 1/2 Cups

italian plum, garlic, olive oil, parsley, salt

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/basic-southern-tomato-sauce-4324 (may not work)