Two-ingredient Italian Tomato Sauce

Two-ingredient Italian Tomato Sauce

Ingredients:
tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average
salt, table
spices, pepper, black
spices, basil, dried
oil, olive, salad or cooking

Directions:
Wash your tomatoes and use a knife to cut a cross in the bottom of each.
Set them aside for a moment.
Fill a large bowl with ice and add some water.
Set aside.
Bring a pan of water to the boil.
Then lower the tomatoes into the boiling water and boil for ten seconds.
Then remove them from the pan using a slotted spoon and immediately plunge them into the bowl of ice-cold water.
When the tomatoes have cooled, peel them and discard the skins.
Continue to chop the tomato flesh to a pulp.
Put your tomatoes in a saucepan and simmer for ten minutes.
Then season it with salt and pepper, drizzle in a bit of olive oil and add your chopped basil.
Stir to combine and you are done.
Serve over your favorite pasta.