Italian Tomato Sauce

Servings: 8

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 cans plum tomatoes – (28 oz ea), with their juice, pureed in a blender
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 bunch parsley
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes
• salt
• black pepper
• 6 basil leaves, torn

Directions:

1. Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan.  Add onions and garlic and cook until soft.
2. Add pureed tomatoes and juice, bay leaf and parsley, pepper flakes and salt and pepper and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat, and let simmer for 30 to 40 minutes, until the sauce has thickened.
3. Remove the bay leaf and parsley, add the basil and serve.