Amazing Three Ingredient Tomato Gravy

In my world, tomato gravy is not simply a common sauce for cavatelli or gnocchi or capellini or tortellini.  No, no, no.  It is so much more than that.  Gravy is a feast for the senses that is cared for throughout the day, coaxed into a sweet and tangy, tomato-y goodness that greets you at the door when you come home from school or walk into your grandmother's house on a Sunday night and immediately are surrounded by cousins and aunts and uncles and hugs and kisses.  Tomato gravy is, quite simply, everything. 

So when I stumbled upon a three ingredient gravy on another blog, I was way more than skeptical.  But, as I first posted on this culinary adventure, I would fear not the new recipe.   And after a long Saturday, and before heading out for an even longer Saturday night, three ingredients sounded perfect.

Menu:

Orecchiette with Three Ingredient Tomato Gravy (#22)

Chicken Parmesan (#23)

Ricotta Semolina Toast

Simple Salad with Red Wine Dijon Vinaigrette

28 oz can tomatoes (delicious San Marzano's perferably) + halved onion + 5 tbl unsalted butter = in the big blue pot

Slow simmer that concoction for 45 minutes on low heat.  Simple as that.  I took a taste about half way through the cooking, and the warmest feeling came from that small bite.  The description eludes me here, - the type of thing where you can't decide between the word simple or complex to share the flavor.  The chicken breasts were dipped in an egg wash and then in herb (thyme, parsley, basil) bread crumbs.  After another 25 minutes of simmering, I discarded the onion halves, used a bit of gravy for the chicken parmesan and ladled some sauce atop my pasta.

Next to a salad and some ricotta smeared toast, it was really quite something for a Saturday night dinner in exactly 58 minutes.  I was impressed.  And, as it should for you, this gravy recipe will become a staple not only in my kitchen, but in my life.

Friends, as I confided earlier, I plan to work on my photography skills whilst working on this blog.  You should know that, after fumbling with the settings about twenty different times, and now having no idea whatsoever I've done with those settings, you will see more blur. Bear with me.

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