Marcella Hazan’s Tomato Sauce with Butter and Onion
Serves 5
5 mins prep
60 mins cook
65 mins total
This is a tomato sauce that is famous for a reason: the simplicity of it makes it a go-to for me to cook in my pajamas on a Friday night.
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Place tomatoes in a medium saucepan; add onion, and stir in butter and salt. Cook over medium-low, uncovered, stirring occasionally and mashing any large pieces of tomato using the back of a wooden spoon or potato masher for about an hour. Marcella removes the onion, sometimes I do that and sometimes I leave it in and smash it into the sauce. Season with additional salt to taste and serve.


