5tablespoonminced garlic cloves(about 8 large cloves)
3cupsdiced yellow onion
29ozno salt crushed tomatoes(2 -14.5 oz. cans or about 3.6 cups)
1 ½teaspoondried basil
1teaspoondried oregano
2tablespoonwater(use to rinse out tomato can)
¼teaspoonsea salt
freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
Sauté onion and garlic in either a large skillet or medium-sized heavy bottom pot with 2 tablespoon olive on medium heat. Cook until translucent (about 5 minutes).
Add canned crushed tomatoes, 2 more tablespoon olive oil, spices, water and bring to low simmer (only takes a minute or so). Decrease temperature to low for about 10-15 minutes.
Turn off heat and let sit to cool slightly.
Using blender or immersion blender blend all ingredients until smooth to your liking.
Notes
Be careful blending ingredients while hot. If using a blender such as Nutribullet wait until sauce has cooled some before blending.
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