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tomato sauce from fresh tomatoes
06-04-2011, 08:32 PM
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Reluctant Adult
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Cheshire, OR
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I love, love, LOVE fresh, homemade tomato sauce!! I grow at least 14 tomato plants every year, can a ton and make as much fresh tomato sauce as I can eat.
My method: Blanch tomatoes as indicated above. Slip skins. Cut in half cross-wise (NOT from the stem down, but through the middle of the tomato). Squeeze out seed pulp. Throw skinned, seeded tomatoes into a saucepan with a wee bit of olive oil. Cook gently until preferred thickness is achieved.
For a fabulous quick sauce, cook for a mere 5 minutes with a little virgin olive oil, a couple of crushed cloves of garlic and salt and pepper to taste. Divine!!
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06-06-2011, 10:05 AM
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Ready for final round!
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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that sounds SO good. thats what i want to do gradually get rid of all store bought products which I can easily make myself!
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06-15-2011, 09:08 AM
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Miss October
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Albany, NY
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Height: 5'2"
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I blanch and skin them first, then stick them right in the pot and mash them a bit and let them cook for a looong time. I add olive oil, a pinch of salt, some pepper, and fresh herbs from my garden (thyme, oregano, basil of course!)
I've never understood when people add sugar to their tomato sauce- to "cut the bitterness"- I have never had an issue with bitterness in my tomatoes! I HATE the sweet taste, which seems to permeate most store bough sauces. Gross.
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06-22-2011, 08:30 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
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Old timey thing = a food mill 
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06-22-2011, 11:57 AM
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Reluctant Adult
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Cheshire, OR
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BodyByButter
Old timey thing = a food mill |
Yes, those are fantastic... I've been keeping my eye out for one at a garage sale. What can I say? I'm cheap! 
Love your nick, by the way, and welcome to the forum!!
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09-07-2011, 01:43 PM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
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Love It too
 this is the easiest way but not the finest; otherwise they all work out equally well,
Barely-cooked tomato sauce is best when tomatoes are at their ripest. Briefly cooking the sauce helps retain the tomatoes' fresh, tart-sweet taste, but also heats them long enough to add depth of flavor. Caramelize some onions, sauté garlic, and simmer herbs long enough to infuse the sauce with their flavors.
I have done it severally
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09-09-2011, 11:03 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Roasting them gives wonderful flavor! Quarter the toms, drizzle w olive oil, season w salt, pepper and add basil - fresh if you have it. Roast @ 400-425 for 20-30 mins (add onion, zucchini, dash of balsamic etc, it's all good), or slow roast @ 225ish for about 2 hrs (these are then more oven-dried, but beyond delicious!). Stir into pasta....
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