Salsa Di Pomodoro D'inverno

Winter Tomato Sauce

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 3 1/2 cups

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup sun-dried tomato (not packed in oil)
• 1  cup boiling water
• 1  large onion, chopped (about 2 cups)
• 3  garlic cloves, minced
• 2  tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 (32 ounce) can  whole tomatoes with juice

Directions

1. In a small bowl soak dried tomatoes in boiling water 30 minutes and drain in a sieve over a bowl.
2. Chop soaked tomatoes coarse.
3. While dried tomatoes are soaking, in a saucepan cook onion and garlic in butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened.
4. Add canned tomatoes with juice, stirring to break up tomatoes, chopped tomatoes, and salt and pepper to taste and simmer sauce, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes.
5. Puree sauce through the fine disk of a food mill or force it through a coarse sieve set over a bowl. Sauce may be made 1 week ahead and chilled, covered.