for my sauce, i sautee whole cloves of garlic and onions in olive oil to start. i then add a can of tomato puree and i dice a few tomatos and add those. i usually fill the can up with water and s...
that's the exact way i do it too. i have yet to try grinding fresh tomatos up for sauce. my mom does it sometimes, and it def. makes it amazing.
You're totally right. Pull off the stems, slice the skin slightly twice all around (forming quarters) then drop them in boiling water for about 15 seconds. The skin peels right off. I found that when I put them in with the skin on, although the color is darker, the sauce is more bitter. I like it on the lighter side.
interesting! i think i will try it tonight. i have no plans...so i'll cook!
know what i love about making a big pot of sauce? it's super versitle..plus you can make a large amount and it freezes well.
I love it when I've got nothing to do but cook. Make some meatballs too!
okay, i am really upset. i spent over 3 hours in the kitchen yesterday between making the sauce and cleaning everything up. and you know what? the sauce came out terrible. it didnt taste BAD, it just didnt taste GOOD. i have no idea what i could have done. i made my sauce how i normally make it...and it comes out good...i just normally used crushed canned tomatos. the only things i could think of that i did wrong are...
1. maybe i used the wrong tomatos? what kind do you use diana?
2. i didnt take the seeds out of the tomatos...
i just used my food processor to chop it all up. (i did remove the skins) maybe the tomatos werent ripe enough. i just dont know...but i'm quite upset.
I usually use beefsteak tomatoes. I never remove the seeds. It's possible that you had a tomato that was not ripe enough or that was sour; sometimes you can't tell a sour tomato until you actually taste it. Otherwise, is it possible you burned your garlic?
no, i didnt burn the garlic. i used roma tomatos...i do think they could have been riper...they werent green, but they werent a vibrant red. i will try it again..but it did make a mess. haha it was fun doing it though.
I'm sorry it didn't work for you! Do you typically add sugar to your sauce? It's possible that since you weren't using canned tomatoes, with all the sugar they have, you weren't getting any sweetness, which may have been causing the poor taste. I've always added sugar just as a preference, but it might make a difference. Also, I've always used a crazy amount of garlic. For 1 batch (about 10 large tomatoes), I use 2 full heads of garlic. Did your sauce have a less-spicy flavor? Roma tomatoes actually have the fewest seeds and juice of any tomato.
i did add some sugar, I dont typically. But when things were going down hill, i was trying anything. I used more of other seasoning as well... fresh basil and parsley. I even added a carrot to try to get rid of some of the tartness. But it does seem like maybe i should have used more garlic. For a pot of sauce w/ canned tomatos i usually use about 6 large cloves and it comes out good. So i did the same this time....next time i'll try it your way.
I hope it works better for you next time. :)