How to Make a Basic Tomato Sauce From Canned Tomatoes

You don't need a fancy recipe or hours of simmering. A great tomato sauce is three ingredients: garlic, canned whole tomatoes, and olive oil. That's genuinely it.

Saute a few sliced garlic cloves in olive oil until fragrant (don't brown them). Add a can of whole peeled tomatoes — crush them by hand as they go in. Add salt and a few basil leaves if you have them. Simmer for 20 minutes. Done. This tastes better than any jar sauce and costs a fraction of the price. Once you make it once, you'll never go back.