Quick Chunky Tomato Sauce

Drain tomatoes and reserve juice for another use (such as a curry or for cooking rice). Gently squeeze each tomato to seed, then roughly chop or use your hands to squeeze and break up tomatoes into large chunks. You should have around 3½ cups.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 2-quart sauce pan over medium high heat. Add garlic and onion. Cook and stir 5 minutes, until onion is softened and starting to stick to the pan. Add tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to maintain a gentle simmer for 15–20 minutes. As tomatoes soften, use your spoon to chop and press tomatoes against the sides of the pan, breaking them down further.

Off heat, remove garlic and stir in remaining tablespoon of oil plus salt and pepper to taste. Stir in fresh herbs and serve or refrigerate.