This is the perfect opportunity when you feel like making something authentic, homemade, yet very simple like a tomato sauce! It takes very little, just a few tools, and you’re done.
For this sauce I chose beefsteak tomatoes that are quite ripe, perfect for getting a sauce with an intense and strong flavor. You can decide to use it as a pasta condiment or as an ingredient to create thousands of recipes.
In short, making homemade tomato sauce is really a breeze, satisfying, and with a unique flavor that has nothing to do with ready-made sauces!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Preparation time: 40 Minutes
- Portions: 2 People
- Cooking methods: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients
- 1.1 lbs beefsteak tomatoes
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- a few cloves of garlic
Tools
- Saucepan with lid
- Food Mill
Steps
To start, in a very simple way, wash and then dry the tomatoes. Once ready, cut them into coarse pieces removing the stems first.
To proceed, heat a crushed garlic clove inside a saucepan with some extra virgin olive oil and then add all the tomato pieces. Finish by stirring everything and let it cook slowly for about 30 minutes with the lid on.
Finally, after the cooking time, move all the tomatoes into a food mill to obtain a passata.
To conclude, transfer the sauce into a container to use it later or use it immediately as you prefer.
Tips
You can store fresh tomato passata for about 3 days in the fridge in an airtight container.
To make the sauce even tastier, you can add some fresh basil leaves during cooking.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Can I use other types of tomatoes?
With the same technique, you can make cherry or grape tomato passatas.
