Garden Fresh Tomato Sauce with Secret Ingredients!
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Serves: Makes about 1.5 quarts
 
Ingredients
  • 4 lbs of tomatoes (about 7 large tomatoes), skin removed
  • 2 medium onions, diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • ¼ cup fresh basil, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
  • pinch or two of dried red pepper flakes (I add 2 small pinches, but this adds some spice so be careful or omit it if you don't like it spicy!)
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 tablespoons butter (or ghee if you are sensitive to dairy)
Instructions
  1. To get the tomato skins off easily:
  2. Cut a shallow X into the stem end of your tomatoes.
  3. Place them in a pot of boiling water for 20 seconds each.
  4. Using a slotted spoon, take them out of the boiling water and immediately dip them in ice cold water for 10 seconds.
  5. The skins will peel right off!
  6. After the skins are removed, roughly chop the tomatoes.
  7. You can get as many seeds out as you like or leave them in.
  8. Set cut tomatoes aside.
  9. In a large pot, add your olive oil over medium heat.
  10. Add your onions and garlic and salt and cook for about 2-3 minutes or until onions are translucent.
  11. Pour in your balsamic vinegar and let simmer for about a minute.
  12. Add in the chopped tomatoes, basil, oregano and parsley and red pepper flakes. Add some more salt and pepper, to taste.
  13. Bring to a boil and let simmer for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  14. Right before you take it off the heat, stir 2 tablespoons of butter.
  15. You can leave your sauce chunky or you can blend it with an immersion blender until it reaches your desired consistency.
  16. Enjoy!
Notes
Resist letting this simmer for longer than 25 minutes. When you are using fresh herbs, it's important not to overcook them because they will lose their freshness and flavor!
Recipe by Primally Inspired at https://www.primallyinspired.com/garden-fresh-tomato-sauce-with-secret-ingredients/