Easy "new York Style" Pizza Sauce

From one of my CD cookbooks. Posted for ZWT3

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Yields: 1 quart

Ingredients

• 1 (28 ounce) can Italian plum tomatoes
• 2  tablespoons tomato paste
• 2  fresh garlic cloves, chopped finely
• 1  teaspoon dried basil (or oregano, or a mixture of both)
•  salt
•  cracked peppercorn

Directions

1. Put tomatoes in a saucepan and crush with your hands.
2. Warm tomatoes over medium heat and add the rest of the ingredients and stir to incorporate.
3. Bring the sauce to just under a boil and allow to cook for about an hour to thicken.
4. Adjust seasonings.
5. If not using right away, store in a glass jar in the refrigerator for up to one week. Freezes nicely for up to 3 months.