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Quick-Cooked Tomatoes with Olive Oil

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on August 22, 2007

Time

25 minutes

Yield

Serves 4 (Makes 3 cups)

Quick-Cooked Tomatoes with Olive Oil

Ingredients

4 large cloves garlic, bruised6 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for drizzling1 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes, in juice, drained and juice reserved for another use, tomatoes seeded, then crushed

Before You Begin

You can substitute one small minced onion for the garlic, if you like. This is a chunky sauce.

Instructions

  1. In a large saucepan, warm garlic in oil over low heat until golden. Add tomatoes and salt to taste; simmer to blend flavors, about 15 minutes. Remove garlic, if you like; toss sauce with pasta and drizzle with additional olive oil.
Quick-Cooked Tomatoes with Olive Oil

Quick-Cooked Tomatoes with Olive Oil

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Time

25 minutes

Yield

Serves 4 (Makes 3 cups)

Ingredients

4 large cloves garlic, bruised
6 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
1 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes, in juice, drained and juice reserved for another use, tomatoes seeded, then crushed

Ingredients

4 large cloves garlic, bruised
6 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
1 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes, in juice, drained and juice reserved for another use, tomatoes seeded, then crushed

Ingredients

4 large cloves garlic, bruised
6 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
1 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes, in juice, drained and juice reserved for another use, tomatoes seeded, then crushed

Why This Recipe Works

For some simple tomato sauce recipes based on just three ingredients (tomatoes, olive oil or butter, and salt), we found the following techniques essential: First, we removed the excess seeds, which are bitter and have an unappealing texture, by pushing the core of seeds out with our fingers. Next, we crushed the tomatoes evenly, using a potato masher, our hands, or a fork. Tomato sauce recipes without meat were best when cooked relatively quickly, to retain the fresh, fruity flavor of the tomatoes.

Before You Begin

You can substitute one small minced onion for the garlic, if you like. This is a chunky sauce.

Instructions

  1. In a large saucepan, warm garlic in oil over low heat until golden. Add tomatoes and salt to taste; simmer to blend flavors, about 15 minutes. Remove garlic, if you like; toss sauce with pasta and drizzle with additional olive oil.

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