Red Sauce made with Homegrown Tomatoes

Red Sauce made with Homegrown Tomatoes 

Now that summer is right around the corner and we have homegrown tomatoes from the garden it is time to start cooking our favorite Homemade Red Sauce. Goes well with any pasta and a side salad for the perfect meal. 

6 large tomatoes,  

chopped and sprinkled with a little bit of sugar, set aside

4 Tablespoon olive oil

1 small onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed

1/2 - 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

8-10 basil leaves 

In a sauce pan sauté onion in olive oil. until translucent. Add pepper flakes, salt and black pepper, stir well. Add garlic, tomatoes and basil, stir until ingredients are mixed well. Pour ingredients into a blender, blend 45 seconds to 1 minute. Pour sauce into sauce pan and simmer for 30 minutes.

Serve with your favorite pasta and side salad, garnish with fresh basil.

Enjoy!