Fresh Tomato–Butter Sauce
Servings
3cups
Servings
3cups
Ingredients
  • 4tablespoons butterunsalted (½ stick)
  • 1 carrotmedium, peeled and chopped
  • 1 onionmedium, chopped
  • 4pounds tomatoesplum, peeled and seeded, if not using a food mill, and chopped
  • salt
  • 6 basil leavestorn into bits
Instructions
  1. Melt the butter over medium heat in a large heavy saucepan.
  2. Add the carrot and onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and golden, about 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring often, until the tomatoes are soft and the sauce has thickened, about 30 minutes. Let cool slightly.
  3. Pass the sauce through a food mill or puree it in a food processor or blender. Reheat gently and correct the seasoning.
  4. Just before serving, stir in the basil.