Recipe: Gwyneth Paltrow's Basic Tomato Sauce

BASIC TOMATO SAUCE

"This sauce is a simple, perfect tomato sauce. Slow cooked to bring out the sweetness, it is the perfect base for many things in this book and delicious on its own with some penne or spaghetti. My daughter eats this maybe slightly too often my son prefers pesto."

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
6 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
4 fresh large basil leaves, divided use
2 cans (28 ounces each) whole peeled tomatoes with their juice
Coarse salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over low heat, add the garlic, and cook for 5 minutes.

Add 2 of the basil leaves and stir for a minute. Add the tomatoes and their juice and the 2 remaining basil leaves. Turn the heat to high. Bring the sauce to a boil, turn the heat to low, season with salt and pepper, and let it bubble away on low heat for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally and crushing the tomatoes with your wooden spoon. Cool and refrigerate.

Makes 4 cups
Source: My Father's Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family and Togetherness by Gwyneth Paltrow