My Mother’s Butter, Tomato, and Onion Sauce

If I had to pick one dish that exemplifies “Hazan family favorites,” it would be this sauce. It is ridiculously simple. You put four ingredients into a pot and place it on the stove. The onion is just peeled and cut in half, no chopping or slicing required. And if you are using canned tomatoes, all you do is open the can, pour it in the pot, and break up the tomatoes with a wooden spoon. But its not because of how easy it is that its a favorite; its because the flavor is addictively delicio