Marcella Hazan's Tomato Sauce With Onion & Butter

Name: Marcella Hazan's Tomato Sauce With Onion & Butter
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 pound fresh, ripe tomatoes, prepared as described below, or 2 cups canned imported Italian tomatoes, cut up, with their juice; 5 tablespoon butter; 1 medium onion, peeled and cut in half; Salt to taste; fresh, ripe plum tomatoes (or other varieties, if they are equally ripe and truly fruity, not watery)

Instructions

The most famous tomato sauce on the internet, from Marcella Hazan's Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking. Editor's note: Marcella called for 2 cups of tomatoes when using canned, but feel free to use a whole 28-ounce can (closer to 3 cups), if you like. You can scale up the butter and onion, if you like, or don't—it's genius either way. Helpful tools for this recipe: Le Creuset Enameled Cast Iron Signature Sauteuse Five Two Wooden Spoons Five Two Double-Sided Bamboo Cutting Board

Updated at: Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:03:34 GMT