Spicy Roasted Tomato Sauce Recipe
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Ingredients
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 lb roma tomatoes, quartered
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, diced
  • ⅛ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • salt and pepper
  • ¼ cup fresh basil leaves
  • 1 tsp fresh oregano leaves
  • ½ cup water
Instructions
  1. Place quartered tomatoes on a baking sheet in a single layer cut side up.
  2. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  3. Roast at 375 degrees about 40 minutes.
  4. Turn off oven and leave tomatoes in the oven while preparing the other ingredients.
  5. Drizzle olive oil in a sauce pan over medium low heat.
  6. Add onion into the pan.
  7. Saute until caramelized, about 5-7 minutes.
  8. Add the garlic and cook another 2-3 minutes.
  9. Add the tomatoes and slightly crush them.
  10. Add ½ cup water and stir in the basil, oregano, salt and red pepper flakes.
  11. Simmer over low for at least 2 hours- the longer it simmers the better it tastes.
Recipe by Moola Saving Mom at https://moolasavingmom.com/spicy-roasted-tomato-sauce-recipe/