GARLIC TOMATO SAUCE

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Provided by Marina Riccardi

Categories     Sauce     Garlic     Tomato     Kid-Friendly     Family Reunion     Simmer     Boil     Gourmet     Italy     Small Plates

Yield Makes about 3 cups (enough for 1 pound of spaghetti)

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 lb ripe plum tomatoes (see cooks' note, below)
2 heads garlic, cloves peeled and halved lengthwise and any green sprouts from center discarded
6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3/4 teaspoon hot red-pepper flakes

Steps:

  • Cut an X in bottom of each tomato and blanch in a large pot of boiling water 10 seconds. Immediately transfer tomatoes with a slotted spoon to an ice bath to cool, then peel, seed, and chop.
  • Cook garlic in oil in a small heavy pot over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, 3 to 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, red-pepper flakes, and 1/2 teaspoon salt and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, 1 hour. Season with salt.

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