Easy "New York Style" Pizza Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (28 ounce) can Italian plum tomatoes
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 fresh garlic cloves, chopped finely
1 teaspoon dried basil (or oregano, or a mixture of both)
salt
cracked peppercorn

Preparation

Put tomatoes in a saucepan and crush with your hands.
Warm tomatoes over medium heat and add the rest of the ingredients and stir to incorporate.
Bring the sauce to just under a boil and allow to cook for about an hour to thicken.
Adjust seasonings.
If not using right away, store in a glass jar in the refrigerator for up to one week. Freezes nicely for up to 3 months.