Romantic Garlic Tomato Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
6 garlic cloves (minced)
2 teaspoons chili flakes
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup fresh basil (chopped)
1 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Add olive oil, minced garlic cloves, and chili flakes to a cold frying pan.
Heat to medium/high. Do NOT brown the garlic!
As soon as the aroma of the garlic and chili flakes begins to escape, add the canned tomatoes, salt and 1/2 the basil.
Bring to a boil.
Add water.
Lower heat and simmer for at least 1 hour.
Reduce sauce by half.
When ready to serve, garnish each plate with leftover fresh basil.
Serve over your favourite pasta shape.