Basic Tomato Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. olive oil
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 small clove garlic, halved
28 oz. peeled tomatoes
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. salt
dash of pepper
6 oz. tomato paste
2 tsp. sugar

Preparation

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan.
Add onions and garlic. Saute over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
Remove and discard garlic.
Add tomatoes, basil, oregano, salt, pepper, tomato paste and sugar.
Heat to boiling, then simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes or until thickened.