Recipe: Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and sauté the chopped onion and garlic until lightly golden. Blend briefly the tomatoes with a stick blender and pour them in the saucepan. Add the salt, white pepper, oregano and bay leaves. Simmer the tomato sauce over low temperature for about 30 min. (or until the desired consistency), stirring once in a while. Add the sugar, chopped basil and butter 8 minutes before the sauce is ready. Cooking tip: Make sure you are using real butter, not margarine. The butter will add amazing flavor to your tomato sauce. Use the Italian tomato sauce for delicious pastas or on top of chicken and veal parmesan.