Pasta and Fresh Tomato Cream Sauce with Onion and Butter

Name: Pasta and Fresh Tomato Cream Sauce with Onion and Butter
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1 , medium onion, minced; 2 pounds, ripe tomatoes, cored, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1/2 cup, heavy cream; 2 tablespoons, chopped fresh basil; , Table salt; 1 pound, pasta (see note)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 1999

SERVES4

TIME45 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To preserve the fresh tomato flavor in our fresh tomato pasta sauce recipe while ensuring a hearty, dense texture, we cooked the tomatoes in extra-virgin olive oil and garlic after peeling and seeding them. Cooking them in a wide pan promot...

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