How To Make Homemade Pomodoro Sauce

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Homemade Pomodoro sauce is easy to make with a few simple ingredients. 

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It starts with canned crushed tomatoes -- use the best you can find.

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Diced tomatoes, crushed garlic and fresh basil, flavor the pomodoro sauce.

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Season with kosher salt, crushed red pepper and black pepper.

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Sweat the onions, in olive oil, then add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for 15 minutes.

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Remove the basil and puree the pomodoro sauce in a blender or food processor. 

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Add a pat of butter to finish the sauce. It makes it velvety and softens the acidity in the tomato sauce.

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Use this easy tomato sauce over pasta, to simmer meatballs or to top a parmigiana.

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It's way better than store bought sauce.

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