homemade pizza sauce

i must admit that i am spoiled when it comes to pizza. my family owned a pizza/italian restaurant for over 30 years so i always had pizza ingredients readily available to make homemade pizzas. well a few years ago, we sold the restaurant and i've been hardpressed to find a comparable sauce. (im sure someone in my family has the sauce recipe somewhere but i havent thought to ask lol)

ive tried canned sauce, bottled sauce, tomato sauce, canned tomatoes- you name it, i've given it a shot with no success. so i thought that this recipe probably wasn't going to be anything special. i really like it though! and i think that it could be used as a pasta sauce as well.

pizza sauce
 from http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2010/10/new-york-style-pizza-sauce.html

1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

2 medium cloves garlic, grated

1 teaspoon dried oregano

pinch red pepper flakes

 pinch dried basil (I didnt have any fresh on hand)

1 medium yellow onion, peeled and split in half

Combine butter and oil in medium saucepan and heat over medium-low heat until butter is melted. Add garlic, oregano, pepper flakes and basil and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant but not browned, about 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and onion halves. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to lowest setting and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 1 hour.