My Mother's Tomato Sauce

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Total Time:
1 hr 0 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
50 min
Yield:
3 1/2 cups
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

Directions

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.

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  • on February 26, 2013

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    An incredibly simple sauce that goes together really quickly and taste wonderful. I strayed a little from the recipe and added diced green pepper and mushroom to the sauteed onion and garlic. Also did half water and white wine for the liquid.





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  • on March 11, 2012

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    Don't ever use canned sauce when you can make this great one from Mama. It is so very easy and it will make you look like a pro.

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  • on September 08, 2011

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    From one of my favorite chefs -this recipe is simple and excellent. Make sure to use good DOP San Marzanos tomatoes. Pay the price it's worth it if you want your sauce to taste great. Ital foods imports an excellent brand.

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