Ideal For Pizzas
28 oz Can of tomatoes, whole or diced.
6 oz Tomato paste
1 c Onion slivers, whatever variety you prefer
5 tb Butter
6 Large cloves of garlic, minced
3 Chicken bullion cubes, with MSG
1/4 c Red wine or balsamic vinegar
1 t Sugar
1 t Black pepper
Between 2 teaspoons and 2 tablespoons red pepper of any kind provided it does not contain cumin. 2 teaspoons should be mild enough for the fussiest constitution.
8-10 Leaves of chopped fresh basil
1/2 Sprig of chopped rosemary
6 Anchovies or anchovy paste
1/2 t Each of sage, thyme, marjoram
1 t Oregano
1/4 t Fennel seed
Basil's flavor primarily comes from volatile oils, to preserve those this sauce is meant to be mixed at room temperature and allowed to chill for two hours or overnight. If not cooked into a dish, for maximum food safety heat to 165°/74° before serving.
Cut up the basil and rosemary and mix it in to the tomatoes, if you don't want to let it sit overnight, these need two need the longest to suffuse into the mixture.
In a frying pan cook the onions on medium heat stirring constantly until the butter is clear and the color of the onions begins to change. Add the bullion cubes and mush them up. Add the garlic, mix well and don't cook it much longer, you just want to heat the garlic up. Scrape it all into the tomate and mash it up before the butter congeals.
Add the spices and mix well. If you don't have one or the other Italian herb the flavor will still come out alright. If all you have is Italian seasoning use 1 tablespoon.
Omitting the fresh basil or replacing it with 2 teaspoons dried basil will result in a school cafeteria flavor, which should still be agreeable to most guests.
Chicken bullion cubes make a good MSG vehicle if you have them, for some reason i've always preferred adding a product that contains MSG rather than keeping around straight MSG. The bullion cubes and anchovies should more than cover the salt, but if you don't have anchovies then add 1 teaspoon salt.
If you added salt before realizing you do have anchovies it'll still be good.