Simple Tomato Sauce

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• Blanching Tomatoes
• 2 quarts water
• Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan.
• 2 pounds fresh, ripe plum tomatoes
• Plunge tomatoes into boiling water for one minute. Remove with a slotted spoon or spider whisk and submerge them into cold or ice water for 15 seconds. Remove and let rest on the counter.
• Due to the blanching, tomato skins should peel off easily. Discard skins and coarsely chop tomato into 3/4-inch pieces.
• Sauce
• Place chopped tomatoes into a large saucepan or Dutch oven.
• 1 medium onion, peeled and cut in half
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Add onion halves, butter, and salt to pan with tomatoes. Heat at medium-high heat until boiling. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally and breaking up tomatoes with the back of a wooden spoon. Cook until fat floats on the surface and tomatoes have broken apart, about 45 minutes.
• additional salt as needed
• Taste sauce and add additional salt to taste.
• Remove onion halves and discard.
• pasta dish
• Top desired pasta recipe with sauce.

MakeBetterFood.com

From MakeBetterFood.com. Sep 24, 2012. (http://makebetterfood.com/recipes/simple-tomato-sauce/). Adapted from Hazan, Marcella. Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking. (New York, 1992.) p 152.

• 2 quarts water
• 2 pounds fresh, ripe plum tomatoes
• 1 medium onion, peeled and cut in half
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• additional salt as needed
• pasta dish

1. Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan.
2. Plunge tomatoes into boiling water for one minute. Remove with a slotted spoon or spider whisk and submerge them into cold or ice water for 15 seconds. Remove and let rest on the counter.
3. Due to the blanching, tomato skins should peel off easily. Discard skins and coarsely chop tomato into 3/4-inch pieces.
4. Place chopped tomatoes into a large saucepan or Dutch oven.
5. Add onion halves, butter, and salt to pan with tomatoes. Heat at medium-high heat until boiling. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally and breaking up tomatoes with the back of a wooden spoon. Cook until fat floats on the surface and tomatoes have broken apart, about 45 minutes.
6. Taste sauce and add additional salt to taste.
7. Remove onion halves and discard.
8. Top desired pasta recipe with sauce.