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      Title: All-Purpose Tomato Sauce
 Categories: Sauces
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      1 lg Clove garlic; minced
      3 tb Olive oil
      2 tb Tomato paste
      1 cn (28 oz) tomatoes; juice
           -reserved, seeded and
           -crushed
           Salt and ground black pepper
      4    Fresh basil leaves;
           -shredded, or
      1 ts dried basil
 
  In a large saucepan, warm garlic in 2 tablespoons oil over low
  heat until soft but not colored. Stir in tomato paste, then the
  tomatoes and their liquid. Simmer, uncovered, until sauce coats
  the back of a spoon, about 25 minutes. Season to taste with salt
  and pepper before serving, stir in basil and remaining 1
  tablespoon oil.
  
  Makes 2 cups.
  
  This chunky, rustic, and pungent sauce goes well with dried pasta as
  well as with fresh gnocchi and ravioli.
  
  Recipe by: Julia Della Croce.
  Source: Cook's Illustrated, Mar./Apr. 1994,
  Posted by  D. B. Hobbs
 
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Besides basil, other nice herbs to use are oregano, marjoram and
lso rosemary or bay leaves.


Cheers

Jim


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