No need to peel or core your tomatoes.
In fact, this tomato sauce requires zero cooking skills and just three basic ingredients.
(This year we went to Ireland.
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The night before we left for the airport, a giant pile of tomatoes stared right back at me.
After we returned from our trip, I made the tastiest tomato sauce ever.
The recipe comes from legendary cookbook author and Italian cooking expert Marcella Hazan.
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Not only does it taste heavenly, the recipe has so much going for it.
It dirties just one pot and calls for three budget-friendly ingredients.
The sauce is easy to double or triple to meal plan or feed a crowd.
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It requires zero cooking skillsjust throw the ingredients in a pot and let them simmer.
I’ve made this tomato sauce so many times that I have it memorized.
The tomatoes are smashed as they cook and the onions are removed and discarded at the end.
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(Take a look at this amazing story and illustration about Hazan in theNew York Times.)
Because peeling and coring tomatoes is annoying, I dont and its so good all the same.
If using unsalted butter, I add 1 teaspoon kosher salt.
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This recipe is best with just the ingredients it calls for.
The sweet onions and the fat from the butter are simply a magical match for the tomatoes.
Set the pot over medium-low to low heat.
Though I could stir it occasionally, theres honestly no need to babysit this sauce.
Ive walked away to do chores around the house with a timer set.
On low heat, the bottom has never burned.
The original recipe calls for removing and discarding the onion from the sauce.
I never do this.
The resulting sauce is thick and deeply flavorful.
No wonder this is the only recipe I’ll ever make.
