Tomato-Brown Butter Sauce

Name: Tomato-Brown Butter Sauce
Yield: Serves 4 to 6 (Makes 3 cups, enough for 1 lb pasta)
Ingredients: 1 (28-ounce) can, whole peeled tomatoes; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 teaspoon, sugar; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 2 teaspoons, sherry vinegar; 3 tablespoons, chopped fresh basil; , Grated Parmesan cheese

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2012

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This sauce pairs perfectly with perfectly-cooked, homemade pasta.

SERVES4 to 6 (Makes 3 cups, enough for 1 lb pasta)

TIME30 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

While most tomato sauces start with olive oil, we put browned butter to work here for a nuttier, richer result. After simmering whole canned tomatoes until thickened, we finish the sauce with piquant sherry vinegar and more butter.

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