Best Italian Tomato Pasta Sauce

Every Italian claims tohave "The best" sauce recipe.
This is a very good authentic plain sauce to start
with just remember to make it your own, I like to add
some Italian sausage and green bell peppers to mine.

Ingredients:
2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
4 oz finely chopped onions
2 1/2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
2 1/2 pounds Italian plum
or whole-pack tomatoes, coarsely chopped, undrained
2 teaspoons tomato puree
2 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 1/2 ts fresh basil, finely cut
1 bay leaf
2 teaspoons sugar
2 1/2 ts salt
freshly ground black pepper

Directions:
Pour olive oil into a large skillet,
and place over medium heat.
Using your hands, squeeze tomatoes to crush them.
Add to the warm olive oil,
along with the remaining ingredients.
Cook over medium-low heat, breaking up
tomatoes with a wooden spoon,
and for simmer 2 or 3 hours,
or until the sauce is thick.