Simple tomato sauce with organic pizza herbs

Ingredients

• 800 g peeled tomatoes (canned)
• 2 tsp pizza seasoning
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic finely minced
• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp sugar or honey
• 400 g pasta

Cook Time

1. 1
   Sauté onion and garlic: Heat 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil over medium-high heat in a large pan. Sauté 1 onion, finely chopped until translucent in 3 to 4 minutes. Add 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped and cook for another 1 minute until soft but not colored.
2. 2
   Add tomatoes: Add 800 g peeled tomatoes (canned) and crush the tomatoes roughly with a wooden spoon or potato masher. Stir everything well. Add 1 tsp sea salt and 1 tsp sugar or honey the sugar or honey neutralizes the natural acidity of the tomatoes.
3. 3
   Add herbs and reduce: Add 2 tsp organic pizza herbs and stir through. Let the sauce simmer gently over low heat for 20 minutes without a lid, so the liquid evaporates and the flavors concentrate. Stir occasionally.
4. 4
   Cook pasta: Cook 400 g pasta (spaghetti or penne) in plenty of salted water according to package directions until al dente. Reserve a splash of cooking water before draining the pasta.
5. 5
   Finish and serve: Taste the sauce and season to taste. Toss the pasta with the sauce and add a splash of cooking water if needed to bind the sauce. Serve immediately, optionally with grated Parmesan and a drizzle of olive oil.
6. 6
   As pizza base: let the sauce reduce a bit longer to a thicker consistency. Do not season further with extra salt if you use the sauce on pizza, as cheese already adds salt.
7. 7
   Freezing: this sauce freezes well in 200 ml portions. Keeps for up to 3 months in the freezer.
8. 8
   More depth: a splash of red wine or an anchovy fillet cooked with the onion adds extra umami without tasting the wine or anchovy in the final result.