How lucky am I? My man~ has a most wonderful tomato garden
this year. We have had plenty of
tomatoes for salad all year. We also
made a tomato, feta salad, It was great.
Seems all the tomatoes are ripening all at once as the end of the season
approaches. I can’t let these delicious
morsels go to waste. Today is the day I
try my hand at spaghetti sauce from scratch.
Yep, with real tomatoes from the garden, not a can!
First I cored the tomatoes, and cut a cross on the bottom (this step makes it easier to peel) then blanched them in batches of 6 for 30 seconds, immediately placing them into ice cold water for 30 seconds (this stops the cooking process). The pees just fall right off.
It has been cooking for 3 hours at this point, and my house smells wonderful. I can only imagine what Italy smells like. ;) Well, the sauce is done, it is nice and thick, stand alone sauce. It tastes really delicious. The only problem is, I made it a little too spicy for the young ones. I am sure will mellow a little when mixed with some pasta though. I will freeze this into single dinner amounts, since I made so much. I am planning on making raviolis and kielbasa with this sauce. I hope it tastes delicious…..Wish me luck!
First I cored the tomatoes, and cut a cross on the bottom (this step makes it easier to peel) then blanched them in batches of 6 for 30 seconds, immediately placing them into ice cold water for 30 seconds (this stops the cooking process). The pees just fall right off.
It has been cooking for 3 hours at this point, and my house smells wonderful. I can only imagine what Italy smells like. ;) Well, the sauce is done, it is nice and thick, stand alone sauce. It tastes really delicious. The only problem is, I made it a little too spicy for the young ones. I am sure will mellow a little when mixed with some pasta though. I will freeze this into single dinner amounts, since I made so much. I am planning on making raviolis and kielbasa with this sauce. I hope it tastes delicious…..Wish me luck!
Started with these perfect tomatoes, fresh basil, oregano, parsley, yellow pepper, onion, mushroom. I sauteed the onion with garlic in a couple tablespoons of butter until the onions were clear. Then added the tomatoes 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar, and began to simmer to reduce the liquid. you can see the process in the pics.
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| In the beginning it looks like goulash |
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| Half way there |
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| It's ready, see it's a nice thick sauce now. |
Bagged for freezer
RECIPE
2 Tbs butter
6 cloves garlic, crushed
2 cups mushrooms
1/2 yellow onion
*melt butter in saute' pan, add garlic, onions,and mushrooms saute' until onions
are clear.
2 oz green onion
1 oz fresh parsley
1/2 oz fresh basil
1/2 oz fresh oregeno
1 yellow pepper
*process until chopped, in food processor.
6 lbs prepared tomatoes
2tsp kosher salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp celery seed
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
*Add all ingredients to pot and begin to simmer. Simmer sauce until liquid has condensed, to desired thickness.
Have and excellent day, thanks for stopping by!
RECIPE
2 Tbs butter
6 cloves garlic, crushed
2 cups mushrooms
1/2 yellow onion
*melt butter in saute' pan, add garlic, onions,and mushrooms saute' until onions
are clear.
2 oz green onion
1 oz fresh parsley
1/2 oz fresh basil
1/2 oz fresh oregeno
1 yellow pepper
*process until chopped, in food processor.
6 lbs prepared tomatoes
2tsp kosher salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp celery seed
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
*Add all ingredients to pot and begin to simmer. Simmer sauce until liquid has condensed, to desired thickness.
Have and excellent day, thanks for stopping by!
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