papa john's sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 teaspoons olive oil, or as needed
• 1 sweet onion, diced
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 6 (28 ounce) cans italian-style peeled tomatoes (such as cento® san marzano)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
• 1 tablespoon salt, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper, or to taste
• 10 leaves fresh basil

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 5 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 25 mins


• pour just enough olive oil into a large pot to coat the bottom; place over medium heat. cook and stir sweet onion in the pot until it releases some moisture, 1 to 2 minutes. stir garlic with the onion; cook another 1 minute. remove pot from heat immediately.
• process the tomatoes in a large food mill using medium holes; grind directly into the pot. bring the tomato mixture to a light simmer over medium-low heat; season with oregano, salt, and pepper. allow the mixture to simmer 1 hour, stirring regularly.
• stir basil leaves into the sauce. simmer 1 hour more, again stirring regularly.