Five Minute Tomato Sauce Recipe
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
1 quart of sauce
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
- 3 medium garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 pinch lemon zest (of 1 lemon)
directions
- Combine the olive oil, red pepper flakes, sea salt, and garlic in a cold saucepan.
- Stir while you heat the mixture over medium-high heat, saute just 45 seconds or so until everything is fragrant - you don't want the garlic to brown.
- Stir in the tomatoes and heat to a gentle simmer, this takes just a couple minutes.
- Remove from heat and carefully take a taste (you don't want to burn your tongue) -- If the sauce needs more salt add it now.
- Stir in the lemon zest, and that's it! Simple, quick, and delicious.
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