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    Homemade Tomato Sauce with Fresh Tomatoes

    September 9, 2020 | Jump to Recipe | Print Recipe

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    Homemade Tomato Sauce with Fresh Tomatoes

    Let me take a moment to introduce you to this magnificent MULTI-LAYERED Homemade Tomato Sauce with Fresh Tomatoes. Boy am I grateful for each layer (paste, sauce and purée) as they uniquely impart a delightful texture and taste. To fulfill your light and healthy summer fix, this robust sauce absolutely requires fresh tomatoes.

    How to make Homemade Tomato Sauce with Fresh Tomatoes:

    {printable version with measurements below}

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    First, start with fresh tomatoes and basil! I personally like to make this sauce with some beaaautiful hand-picked basil san marzano and roma tomatoes from my garden. I also love taking a trip to the farmers market to stock up on ingredients!
    Homemade Tomato Sauce with Fresh Tomatoes - Plum tomatoes stacked in full black textured bowl with a sprig of basil on linen
    • Start preparing your plum tomatoes by chopping them into large chunks.
    • Put a large stockpot with about a tablespoon of olive oil over medium-high heat on the stove.
    • Add the chunks of tomatoes and stir occasionally.
    • Cook the tomatoes until they have softened and released their water (about 10-12 minutes). While the tomatoes are cooking, preheat oven to 225°F and line a rimmed baking sheet with tinfoil.
    • Using a food mill or stand mixer's vegetable strainer attachment, pass cooked tomatoes through vegetable mill. Reserve the liquid & discard the skin and seeds.

    [I HIGHLY recommend investing in a vegetable strainer attachment for your stand mixer. A job that normally takes hours to manually grind, will take you 5 minutes*].

    I have KitchenAid's stand mixer vegetable strainer attachment [click here for the link!] and IT'S THE BEST. I included a step by step photo for when you assemble it because the set up took an inordinate amount of time for my first use (seriously, took me like an hour hahaha).

    kitchenaid vegetable mill
    • Divide the liquid from the cooked plum tomatoes into 3 parts:

      Part 1 Tomato Paste: Pour about 2 cups or ⅓ of your liquid into the prepared lined baking sheet. If your baking sheet is too large and sauce is spread too thin, fold up edges of tinfoil to make it smaller. This helps the paste cook evenly without any burning.

    • Transfer baking sheet to the oven & check and stir every 15-20 minutes. The purée will begin to thicken into a paste.
    homemade tomato paste on sheet pan stirred with wooden spoon
    • Part 2 Is simple, just measure out 1 cup of the cooked tomato purée liquid and set it aside.
    • Part 3 Put a stockpot with about a tablespoon of olive oil over medium-low heat on the stove and add diced onion and minced garlic. Stir and cook until fragrant (about 1-2 minutes). Add the remainder of the cooked tomato purée to the stockpot and let it simmer. The sauce will begin to reduce and thicken (this usually takes about 40 minutes, simmering over low heat and stirring occasionally).

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    • When the sauce has reduced, remove from heat and add in sprig of basil. Let the basil steep for 5-10 minutes and then discard it.
    Homemade Tomato Sauce with Fresh Tomatoes
    • Your purée and paste will be ready to combine once the tomato paste has thickened and the purée on the stove has reduced and is finished steeping. Stir tomato paste into the stockpot with reduced sauce, then add in "part 2" with the purée that was set aside and salt *to taste. -Enjoy!
    Homemade Tomato Sauce with Fresh Tomatoes

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    Homemade Tomato Sauce with Fresh Tomatoes

    Callie
    5 from 6 votes
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 3 hrs
    Total Time 3 hrs 30 mins
    Course Sauce
    Cuisine American, Italian
    Servings 36 ounces

    Equipment

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004SGFJ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&psc=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=bingeworthy02-20&linkId=d020da070b06c6fc81c7b78a74a5caed&language=en_US

    Ingredients
      

    • 40 ripe plum tomatoes (I love using a variety of roma and san marzano), cut into large chunks
    • 2-3 olive oil
    • ¼ large yellow onion, diced
    • 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
    • 1 large sprig fresh basil
    • maldon sea salt flakes

    Instructions
     

    • Start preparing your plum tomatoes by chopping them into large chunks.
    • Put a large stockpot with about a tablespoon of olive oil over medium-high heat on the stove and add the chunks of tomatoes and stir occasionally.
    • Cook the tomatoes until they have softened and released their water (around 10-12 minutes). While tomatoes are cooking Preheat oven to 225°F and line a rimmed baking sheet with tinfoil.
    • Using a food mill or stand mixer's vegetable strainer attachment [I HIGHLY recommend investing in a vegetable strainer attachment for your stand mixer. A job that would take hours to manually grind will take you 5 minutes*]
      Pass cooked tomatoes through vegetable mill. Reserve the liquid and discard the skin and seeds.
    • Divide the liquid from the cooked plum tomatoes into 3 parts:
      Part 1 is for the tomato paste portion, pour about 2 cups or ⅓ of your liquid into the lined baking sheet you prepared. If your baking sheet is too large and sauce is spread too thin fold up edges of tinfoil to make it smaller. This helps the paste cook evenly without any burning.
    • Transfer baking sheet to the oven and check and stir every 15-20 minutes. The purée will begin to thicken into a paste.
    • Part 2 Is simple, just measure out 1 cup of the cooked tomato purée liquid and set it aside.
    • Part 3 Put a stockpot with about a tablespoon of olive oil over medium-low heat on the stove and add diced onion and minced garlic. Stir and cook until fragrant (1-2 minutes). Add the remainder of the cooked tomato purée to this pot and let it simmer. The sauce will begin to reduce and thicken (this usually takes about 40 minutes simmering over low heat and stirring occasionally).
    • When the sauce has reduced remove from heat and add in sprig of basil, let it steep for 5-10 minutes and then discard it.
    • When the tomato paste has thickened and the purée on the stove has reduced and finished steeping they're ready to combine! Stir tomato paste into the stock pot with reduced sauce, add in "part 2" with the purée that was set aside and salt *to taste.-Enjoy!

    Notes

    Store this sauce in an air tight container and refrigerate or freeze!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 3oz
    Keyword garden tomatoes, homemade tomato sauce, marinara, plum tomatoes, summer tomato recipes
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    1. Sara

      September 10, 2020 at 2:09 pm

      5 stars
      A brilliant recipe!

    2. Callie

      September 17, 2020 at 12:10 am

      thank you so much Sara! ❤️❤️❤️

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