The tomato sauce is a pillar of Italian cuisine. Even if it is rather simple, there are as many versions as there are Italian families! These recipes are passed on from mother to daughter, each convinced they own the only «true» one and are therefore kept secret. I will share THE true one with you.
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Ingredients
| 1 2/3 cup | canned tomatoes (diced) | 400 g | |
| 1 clove | garlic | ||
| 1/2 | onions, finely chopped | 100 g | |
| 1/2 | carrots, finely chopped | 50 g | |
| 1/4 stalk | celery, finely chopped | 18 g | |
| 1 tbsp | olive oil | 15 mL | |
| 1 1/2 tbsp | butter, unsalted | 20 g | |
| 1/2 tsp | salt | 2 g | |
| 1/4 tsp | ground pepper | 1 g |
Before you start
A food processor to chop the vegetables and a pressure cooker to reduce the cooking time would make things easier with this recipe.
Method
- Finely chop the onion, carrot, celery, and garlic.
- Heat the oil and butter in the pressure cooker or in a saucepan over low heat. Add the chopped vegetables. Cook 4-5 min, stirring a few times: the vegetables must soften without burning. Add the diced tomatoes, salt and pepper to taste.
- If you are using a pressure cooker, cover, close, and bring to high pressure. Cook 15 min from the time it starts to spatter. (Follow the manufacturer's directions to determine when high pressure has been reached). If you are not using a pressure cooker, simmer, covered, for about 45 min.
Observations
This sauce can be stored up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator. Freeze larger quantities.
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Tomatoes | | Halal | Kosher | Vegetarian | Italian
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Anonyme
october 20, 2021 | I would make this recipe again
My son intensely dislikes tomato sauce and he loved it. I pureed it for him so it's not chunky. Otherwise, I did not change a thing.
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Anonyme
october 20, 2021 | I would make this recipe again
This is a delicious tomato sauce, but the quantities suggested just don't add up to what it's saying they should.I've made this three time now and not once have I gotten the quantity I'm clicking on. The 2.5 cup gives me only about 1.75 cups and the 5 cup gives me 3 cups only. I've triple checked the measurements and it still does the same thing.I ended up adding about 1 cup of strained tomatoes to this for liquid as the sauce inevitably starts burning about 25 minutes in and it's helped. But even with the extra liquid, I still don't get enough of the sauce.I also added some Italian spice blend, thyme and oregano to this.
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Anonyme
october 20, 2021 | I would make this recipe again
The extra veggies built into this sauce went un-noticed by our three little ones - and it was delicious! A new staple for our household.
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