Tomato Garlic Sauce

Cut an X in bottom of each tomato and blanch in a large pot of boiling water 10 sec. Transfer to ice water, then peel, seed and chop. Cook garlic in oil in a 4-5 qt stockpot, stirring occasionally, until golden, 3-5 min. Add tomatoes, red pepper flakes and salt and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, 1 hour.

Tomato 2 lb ripe plum
Garlic 2 HEADS, cloves peeled and halved lengthwise
Olive Oil 6 T
Pepper Flakes, Red 0.25 tsp