Fresh Tomato Sauce is the perfect way to make use a bountiful summer tomato harvest. There are two primary goals when making fresh tomato sauce, First, the sauce should taste like it was made from fresh tomatoes, Second, the sauce should have a good, sauce-like consistency and have deep, sweet notes, the ingredients for Fresh Tomato Sauce are tomatoes, salt, olive oil, garlic cloves, onion, finely chopped, fresh basil leaf, , parsley, red pepper flakes , black pepper, sugar. 1 Kg (2,2 pounds) of very ripe red tomatoes 2 or 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil 1 small onion 1 garlic clove 5 - 6 fresh basil leaves 1 teaspoon of sugar a pinch of fine saltFirst thing first wash the tomatoes under running water. Then place them in a bowl and start cutting in half.With a knife, remove the seeds and all the internal part of the tomato, as to make small tomato boats. Now place them in a pot and cook over low heat, covered with a lid. Stir from time to time and cook for about 20 minutes. When the tomatoes are cooked, crush them with a food mill to remove all the skin and make a tomato puree. Finely chop the onion . In a saucepan, sautè the garlic clove (whole and without peel) and the onion in extra virgin olive oil over low heat for ? minutes.Add the tomato passata. Stir and season with salt to taste and 1 teaspoon of sugar, which is necessary to lower the acidity of the tomatoes.Cook for 15 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally, making sure that the sauce does not burn. If necessary, reduce the heat to low.When the tomato sauce with fresh tomatoes is ready, with the heat off, add the basil leaves.Use this basic tomato sauce recipe for seasoning pasta or in addition to the ingredients of your special recipes.You can keep fresh tomato sauce in glass containers.Tomato sauce (also known as salsa roja in Spanish, sauce tomate in French or salsa di pomodoro in Italian) can refer to many different sauces made primarily from tomatoes, usually to be served as part of a dish, rather than as a condiment.

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