How To Slow-Roast Cherry Tomatoes

These little cherry tomatoes make one mean pomodoro.

Watching my friend’s mom cook “gravy” in Nutley on Sunday nights was one of my first introductions to the value of patience in the kitchen and one of those nostalgic moments I think about every time I see a can of crushed tomatoes. Tomato sauce is painfully simple, seasonal and ripe with history. #CornyTomatoStory

 I slow roasted these for 5 hours @ 250 degrees F with garlic infused olive oil and then cooked them down with one whole can of crushed tomatoes, one tablespoon of tomato paste and three cloves of fresh garlic, adding water, salt, pepper and fresh basil to taste.