My Harrowsmith Tomato Sauce Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Place olive oil, onion, celery, and a pinch of salt into a large heavy saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-low heat. Cook until onions are very soft, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Mix garlic into onion mixture and cook just until fragrant, about 1 more minute.
• Pour tomatoes and their juice into a large mixing bowl and use your hands to crush the tomatoes until they look pureed.
• Mix sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, anchovy paste, white wine vinegar, Italian herbs, and red pepper flakes into vegetable mixture. Raise heat to medium and cook just until liquid has evaporated. Stir in tomato paste and bring to a simmer. Pour in San Marzano tomatoes and parsley. Bring sauce to a simmer, turn heat to low, and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, adding a little water as the sauce cooks down. Stir occasionally.

MY MOTHER'S BUTTER, TOMATO, AND ONION SAUCE

Steps:

• If using fresh tomatoes, peel them. Coarsely chop the fresh or canned tomatoes. Trim both ends of the onion; peel it and cut it in half lengthwise.
• Put the tomatoes, onion, butter, and salt in a 4- to 5-quart saucepan over medium heat. When the tomatoes begin to bubble, lower the heat to a slow but steady simmer. Cook, stirring every 10 to 15 minutes, until the tomatoes are no longer watery and the sauce has reduced, about 45 minutes, depending on the size and shape of the pot. The sauce is done when the butter has separated from the tomatoes and there is no remaining liquid.

CLASSIC TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, bay leaf, oregano, garlic, and salt. Cook, stirring often, until onion is soft and translucent, about 10 minutes. Add tomato paste and continue cooking 5 minutes more.
• Add tomatoes and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce comes to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour, stirring every 5 minutes or so to prevent burning. Season with salt, if desired. Remove bay leaf before serving.

HOMEMADE TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Prepare a large bowl of ice water.
• Plunge whole tomatoes in boiling water until skin starts to peel, about 1 minute. Remove with a slotted spoon and place in ice bath. Let rest until cool enough to handle, then remove peels and squeeze out seeds.
• Chop 8 tomatoes and puree them in a blender or food processor until smooth. Chop remaining 2 tomatoes and set aside.
• Heat butter and oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, bell pepper, carrot, and garlic; cook and stir until onion softens, about 5 minutes. Pour in pureed tomatoes, then stir in chopped tomatoes, wine, basil, and Italian seasoning. Place celery stalks and bay leaf in the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 2 hours.
• Stir in tomato paste; simmer for an additional 2 hours. Discard celery and bay leaf and serve.

MY MOTHER'S TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Open the can of tomatoes and pour the juice into a bowl. Use the lid to press against the tomatoes to extract as much juice as possible. In the can, avoiding cutting yourself with the rim, use your hand to squeeze the tomatoes to a pulp. Re-strain out the new juices, and reserve the juice and pulp separately. Fill the empty can half full with water and set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook with a pinch of salt, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until golden. Add the tomato juices and bring to a boil. Simmer rapidly until the juice thickens, then add the crushed tomato pulp, oregano, the half can of water, bay leaf, and salt and pepper, to taste. Adjust the heat to maintain a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching, until the mixture thickens and reduces to about 3 1/2 cups, about 30 to 45 minutes. Discard the bay leaf.

TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot, and saute the onions and green pepper until soft. Add the garlic and saute another minute or two.
• Coarsely chop the fresh tomatoes, add them to the pot and cook, stirring, until they begin to give up their juice. Coarsely chop the canned tomatoes and add them, along with the tomato sauce and tomato past. Stir in the seasonings, cover the pot and simmer the sauce over low heat 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• The Contadina tomato sauce and paste have significantly better flavor than any others I know of.
• If you can't get Contadina, then a small shake of Tabasco will help (not enough to make it hot, just enough to give it a little sparkle).

HARISSA-SPICED TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine tomato sauce, harissa, olive oil, garlic paste, caraway seeds, and coriander in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat.n
• Simmer until sauce has started to thicken, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit for 15 minutes for flavors to develop.n

SPICY TOMATO MEAT SAUCE FOR SPAGHETTI FROM PLAYBOY MAGAZINE

Steps:

• Remove skin from sausage, mash meat with a fork.
• Heat butter, add sausage and garlic and stir with a fork until well cooked.
• Add onion, cook briefly.
• Add ground beef, cook until its color has turned.
• Add tomatoes, in pieces, add salt and ground pepper to taste.
• Let simmer for at least 1 hour over low heat.
• Serve over your favorite Pasta, and pass the parmesan cheese.

HERBED RICOTTA WON TONS W/ SPICY TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• To prepare won tons:
• Place colander in a 2-quart glass measure or medium bowl.
• Line colander with 2 layers of cheesecloth, allowing cheesecloth to extend over outside edges of bowl.
• Spoon ricotta into colander.
• Gather edges of cheesecloth together; tie securely.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Gently squeeze cheesecloth bag to remove excess liquid; discard liquid.
• Spoon ricotta into a food processor.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Place almonds and flour in a spice or coffee grinder, and process until finely ground.
• Set aside 3 tablespoons of almond mixture; add remaining almond mixture, mint, and next 8 ingredients (mint through garlic) to food processor.
• Process until smooth.
• Working with 1 won ton wrapper at a time (cover remaining wrappers with a damp towel to keep them from drying), spoon about 2 teaspoons ricotta mixture into center of each wrapper.
• Moisten edges of dough with water; bring 2 opposite corners together. Press the edges together to seal, forming a triangle.
• Repeat procedure with remaining won ton wrappers and ricotta mixture.
• Place won tons on 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper and coated with cooking spray.
• Brush won tons with lightly beaten egg white; sprinkle with reserved almond mixture.
• Bake at 350° for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool won tons 5 minutes on a wire rack.
• To prepare sauce:.
• Place tomatoes in food processor; process until finely chopped.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onion, and sauté 3 minutes.
• Stir in orange rind, sugar, and habanero pepper; sauté 2 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Stir in tomatoes and basil; cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Serve with won tons.

SNEAKY MOMMA'S TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium and saute onion and red pepper until soft, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute about 1 more minute.
• Add tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, kale, carrot, parsley, oregano, thyme, and red pepper flakes.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce to low and simmer for one hour.
• Allow to cool slightly, then transfer to blender and blend until smooth.
• Add sugar, salt, pepper and reheat if necessary before serving. Freezes well.

MY HARROWSMITH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil, added paste and gently saute until carmalized.
• Add basil, oregano, parsley and garlic. Heat until fragrant.
• Place tomatoes, salt, pepper, bay leaf and sun-dried tomatoes in crock pot. Add herb mix and crock on low 4-8 hours.
• Or add the rest of the ingredients to the herb mix, bring to boil and simmer for 1 hour.