Crap we use jar sauce, usually Classico Basil & Garlic, as the BASE for gravy. We cook the crap out of it with EVO, garlic, wine, fresh spices including meats if applicable. AAMOF, the only time it comes out of the jar right onto something is when I make pizza, but of course there's a ton of crap on the pizza like saw-zeech, minced garlic, EVO, spices, etc., so the finished product is a mere shadow of what came out of the jar.Minus the jar sauce ?
Just don't have the time to go fresh or crack a couple of tins of San Marzano tomatoes and go through all the processing steps... Nana's ghost does not haunt me on this, but God forbid I steam clams open instead of opening them, or steaming crabs instead of killing them by hand to hand combat. If I do this, then I'm guaranteed at least 2 sleepless night as she descends into my dreams and excoriate for those culinary crimes...