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Slow-roasted tomato sauce

  1. Set the oven at 400°.
  2. Add the tomatoes to a large roasting pan, drizzle with oil, and shake the roasting pan so the tomatoes are coated all over.
  3. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and basil.
  4. Cover pan with foil.
  5. Roast tomatoes for 1 hour or until they have collapsed completely. Remove from oven.
  6. When cool enough to handle, pull off and discard skins. Pick up the tomatoes one by one and squeeze them in your hand to break them coarsley.
  7. To store: pack tomatoes and their liquid in plastic containers.
  8. To make sauce: simmer for 10 minutes.