Antonio Carluccio

Salsa Napoletana

Basic Tomato Sauce

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Antonio Carluccio's Italian Feast
Antonio Carluccio's Italian Feast

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 1996

  • About

This sauce, the simplest of all the tomato sauces, is also a base for many others. In Italy it is made with ripe, sweet tomatoes in season. As well as serving it with spaghetti, you can use this sauce for topping pizzas.

Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 400 g (

Method

Fry the onion gently in the olive oil until soft without colouring.

Add the tomatoes and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Stir in the basil and salt and pepper to taste.