Tim: Created page with "== Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter == This is the simplest of all sauces to make, and none has a purer, more irresistibly sweet tomato taste. I have known people to skip the pasta and eat the sauce directly out of the pot with a spoon. For 6 servings == Ingredients == * 2 lb fresh, ripe tomatoes, prepared as described on page 151, or 2 cups canned imported Italian plum tomatoes, cut up, with their juice * 5 tbsp butter * 1 medium onion, peeled and cut in half * sa..."

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Created page with "== Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter == This is the simplest of all sauces to make, and none has a purer, more irresistibly sweet tomato taste. I have known people to skip the pasta and eat the sauce directly out of the pot with a spoon. For 6 servings == Ingredients == * 2 lb fresh, ripe tomatoes, prepared as described on page 151, or 2 cups canned imported Italian plum tomatoes, cut up, with their juice * 5 tbsp butter * 1 medium onion, peeled and cut in half * sa..."

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== Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter ==

This is the simplest of all sauces to make, and none has a purer, more irresistibly sweet tomato taste. I have known people to skip the pasta and eat the sauce directly out of the pot with a spoon.

For 6 servings

== Ingredients ==

* 2 lb fresh, ripe tomatoes, prepared as described on page 151, or 2 cups canned imported Italian plum tomatoes, cut up, with their juice
* 5 tbsp butter
* 1 medium onion, peeled and cut in half
* salt
* 1 to 1-1/2 lb pasta
* freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese for the table

== Instructions ==

# Put either the prepared fresh tomatoes or the canned tomatoes in a saucepan.
# Add the butter, onion, and salt.
# Cook uncovered at a very slow but steady simmer for 45 minutes, or until the fat floats free from the tomato.
# Stir from time to time, mashing any large pieces of tomato in the pan with the back of a wooden spoon.
# Taste and correct for salt.
# Discard the onion before tossing the sauce with pasta.
# Serve with freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano.

== Notes ==

* Recommended pasta: potato gnocchi, or factory-made pasta such as spaghetti, penne, or rigatoni.
* May be frozen when done. Discard the onion before freezing.

Formatted to [[Recipe Style Guide]] on 11:18, 13 December 2025 (PST) by ChatGPT

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