My go to red sauce for two starts with the oil: a half cup, a quarter cup, and an eighth cup, to extract garlic, basil, and pepper, to fry the tomatoes, and to finish with butter and cheese, respectively

the half with a head of garlic, large pinches of red pepper flakes, and soon (missing), four full stalks of basil in a small sauce pan
Figure 1. the half with a head of garlic, large pinches of red pepper flakes, and soon (missing), four full stalks of basil in a small sauce pan.
the quarter, w/pepper flakes, for the tomatoes
Figure 2. the quarter, w/pepper flakes, for the tomatoes.
the eighth to finish, missing: eight chiffonaded basil leaves, salt to taste
Figure 3. the eighth to finish, missing: eight chiffonaded basil leaves, salt to taste.
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