Sauce!

A few weeks ago I went to our local Trader Joe's and bought a few cans of whole peeled tomatoes for like $1.19 each and turned it into a gallon of sauce. HOLY. FUCKING. SHIT. Best sauce ever. Recipe follows:

Software:
3- 28oz cans of Whole Pealed Tomatoes
3 Cloves garlic chopped
some Olive Oil
some Dried Basil
some Crushed Red Pepper
some Dried Parsley
salt and pepper

Hardware:
1- Large stock pot
1 Potato masher
Baggies/Storage Containers for Freezing

Saute the garlic in the oil on a lowish setting until you can smell it. DO NOT BURN THE GARLIC! If you burn the garlic, it will make the sauce taste REALLY bitter. Once you smell the garlic, add some of the red pepper to the oil and stir it for a few seconds until you can smell the peppers. Then add all of the tomatoes to the pot- be careful because they will splash a bit. Once they are in the pot, add in your seasonings to taste- at least 1Tbs each though- be careful with the salt though- you can always add it later. Use your potato masher to crush the tomatoes and mix the herbs in at the same time. Bring it to a boil, then take it down to a simmer. Let it simmer for about 4-5 hours uncovered or partially covered.

After the sauce is done, let it cool down a bit before putting it into the containers. I would say aim for a liter per container or so. Freeze. When you want to use it, you can defrost it either in the fridge or attempt to bring it to boil on the stove.

Enjoy!