Pantry Friendly Tomato Sauce

Alton Brown

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Seeing Red

Rated 5 stars out of 5
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Total Time:
1 hr 25 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
1 hr 15 min
Yield:
1.5 quarts
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Ingredients

  • 2 (28-ounce) cans whole, peeled tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup sherry vinegar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 onion
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 stalk celery
  • 2 ounces olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 tablespoons capers, rinsed and drained
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • Kosher salt and black pepper, to taste

Directions

In a sieve over a medium non-reactive saucepot, strain the tomatoes of their juice into the sauce pot. Add the sherry vinegar, sugar, red pepper flakes, oregano, and basil to the tomato juice. Stir and cook over high heat. Once bubbles begin to form on the surface, reduce to a simmer. Allow liquid to reduce by 1/2 or until liquid has thickened to a loose syrup consistency.

Squeeze each tomato thoroughly to ensure most seeds are removed. Set the tomatoes aside.

Cut carrot, onion, and celery into uniform sizes and combine with olive oil and garlic in a non-reactive roasting pan over low heat. Sweat the mirepoix until the carrots are tender and the onion becomes translucent, 15 to 20 minutes. Add the tomatoes and capers to the roasting pan.

Place roasting pan on the middle rack of the oven and broil for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. Tomatoes should start to brown slightly on edges with light caramelization. Remove the pan from the broiler. Place the pan over 2 burners on the stove. Add the white wine to the tomatoes and cook for 2 to 3 more minutes over medium heat.

Put the tomatoes into a deep pot or bowl and add the reduced tomato liquid to the tomatoes. Blend to desired consistency and adjust seasoning.

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  • on January 29, 2012

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    I got that Costco sized can of whole, peeled tomatoes (102 oz, drained it, removed the seeds and then placed them on a cookie sheet over a 14.5 oz container of Trader Joe's Mirepoix. Sprinkled everything with salt and garlic powder and 1/2 cup capers and baked in a 400 degree oven for an hour. Meanwhile, took the drained sauce, added white wine vinegar, frozen basil cubes (3, dried oregano (yeah followed something in orig recipe, 1/4 cup sherry (couldn't find any sherry vinegar in our stores, 1 tea from some garlic tubes I find in the produce section, and 1/2 cup vermouth. Cooked this mixture on low for an hour
    Used a stick blender to mix everything together I LOVE this recipe.

    I know, it's noting like his but it is... canned (ripe tomatoes, remove bitter seeds ...check;
    drain juice, fortify and enhance...check, roast tomatoes and mirepoix...check.
    Everything else is just variation .. oh.. and reduce sugar to no more than 1 teaspoon
    It's awesome folks... try it

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  • on January 02, 2012

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    I made this to go with some homemade gnocchi and found it went quite well. However, I think it would be too sweet with pasta. Next time, I will probably leave out the sugar, or at least use significantly less.

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  • on October 23, 2011

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    way too sweet, trying to fix that with some stock

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