Simple Tomato Sauce

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Very tasty and simple sauce. It is the only tomato sauce that doesn't give my husband heartburn. I have not tried this recipe with the san marzano tomatoes, as I usually buy whatever crushed tomatoes are on sale. If the sauce does taste a little acidic, I do add about 1 tblsp of the unsalted butter and that always does the trick!

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This sauce is simply amazing. I first used it to go along with Giada's fried calamari recipe (if you try this, add tons more seasoning to the breading, or check out my review for that. The flavor and taste of this sauce is delicious and can pair with many other appetizers/main dishes.

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Easy to make and very tasty!!! Thanks Giada

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I am pretty impressed with the way this sauce came out, generally im a little timid to try recipes for tomato sauce because some of them come out way to acidic for my taste but this one was very mild but very good it is very similar to the one that i grew up making so i love that, i used the san marzano tomatoes instead of reg crushed tomatoes becuase the flavor is way better and less acidic i got the whole peeled tomatoes and they cooked down on their own. I would def make again thanks Giada!

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My husband loves and craves this sauce.

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Thanks for the nice recipe. It was simple but tasty. I used it for 'Ellie's Chicken Parmesan' and it was a hit. I used just 2 Tbs of oil and used fresh tomatoes. I will definitely make it again.

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A classic. Giada is at her best here, taking simple Italian food and keeping it fresh and tasty. This sauce is something I use as a basis for so many dishes: with meatballs, Chicken Caccitore, Vodka Pasta, the list goes on and on..... This sauce has a sweetness that makes it everyone's favorite. I like to give a jar away the day I make it as a gift. Nearly everyone that tries it, tells me that they later bought the cookbook.

This should be in everyone's most frequently made rotation of staples.

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This sauce has a wonderfully mellow flavor, especially after adding 2 or 3 tablespoons of butter. I used the 1/2 c oil but found it too oily while it was cooking - the oil was separating from the tomato, so I added another small can of diced tomatoes to help out. I used a hand blender instead of pureeing in regular blender after it was done simmering and that definitely helped to incorporate the oil. Has a great flavor. Next time I'll use less oil just to make it a little healthier.

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I added a little organic sugar to cut the acidity and added red pepper and basil

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I use this for a lot of things & it's great. The few changes I've made are:
I use whole plum tomaotes (San Marzano preferred then hand crush them. It makes a big difference.
I added sugar to balance the acidity instead using butter like some people do. Tastes great & little bit of sweetness.
The last thing I do is, I chop up fresh basil & add it to the pot towards the end to give it that fresher taste.
I know it states to simmer it uncovered, but tomato sauce is very messy & it gets everywhere, so I put the lid on it. You also don't need to simmer this for an hour. 30-40 min will do just fine.