On Line Cookbook
Don Pomodoro Sauce - Italian Tomato Sauce
Home . Contents . Index . Search . Glossary
Print Friendly Recipe
Recipe Information
Description:
A great Marinara type sauce that creates the BEST Italian Spaghetti or any favorite pasta meal!

Source:
From The Splendid Table, by Lynne Rossetto Kasper

Serves/Makes:4 or more big servings

Ingredients
  • 5 large cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
  • 12 large fresh basil leaves, torn
  • 1/4 medium onion, coarsely chopped
  • 1/8 tsp (1 ml) each salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 5 to 6 tbsp (90 ml) fruity extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3-1/2 pounds mixed ripe, delicious tomatoes, possibly peeled and cored (do not seed) OR
  • 2 28 oz (784 grm). cans of tomatoes, drained
Preparation
  • In a 4-quart saucepan combine garlic, basil, onion, salt, pepper, and oil.
  • Heat over medium high 1 minute, no more.
  • Add tomatoes, breaking them as they go into the pan.
  • Bring to a lively bubble, uncovered, and cook 30 minutes, or until thick and the sauce is reduced by half. Stir often, watching for sticking or scorching.
  • Remove pan from heat, cover and let stand 15 minutes.
  • Italian cooks pass the sauce through a food mill to remove seeds and any skins. I prefer pureeing in a blender or food processor.
  • If desired, cool and refrigerate up to 2 days, or freeze up to 3 months.
Comments
Sauces like this simmer in kitchens from Milan to Palermo. So typical of home cooking, Don Pomodoro used to be put up in jars; these days it is frozen, ready for pasta, pizza, pot roast, lasagne and sautes. Its seasonings and the proportions of ingredients follow the dictates of regional and household traditions, but the technique rarely canges.

Italian cooks make this sauce with unpeeled fresh tomatoes or canned ones, passing it through a food mill once it s cooked. My preference is for a more rustic, juicy sauce with bits of tomato so I puree it in a blender or food processors. Only if the peel of fresh tomatoes is tough or bitter do I peel them. This is a matter of personal choice.

Quantity Calculator
Adjust the Serves/Makes quantity to:
Set to 0 for the original quantity

Copyright ©1997-2024 by Synergetic Data Systems Inc. All rights reserved.
SDSI neither endorses nor warrants any products advertised herein. All recipe content provided to SDSI is assumed to be original unless identified as otherwise by the submitter.

SDSI provides all content herein AS IS, without warranty. SDSI is not responsible for errors or omissions, nor for consequences of improper preparation, user allergies, or any other consequence of food preparation or consumption.

This site uses cookies, but they do not contain or tranmit any personal information.

Send comments to our email. For more information, check our About the Cookbook page.