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Italian Tomato Sauce Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
4 (28 oz) cans whole peeled tomatoes
1/4 c olive oil plus more for finishing
4 T butter
8 cloves garlic minced (3T)
1 t red pepper flakes
1 T dried oregano
1 med carrot lg chunks
1 med onion in half
1 lg stem basil
Salt and pepper
1 T fish sauce
1/2 c fresh minced parsley and basil
Directions:
Directions:
Oven 300º. Oven rack lower.
Crush tomatoes and transfer 3 c to refrig to use later.
Heat olive oil and butter over med heat in lg dutch oven until butter is melted. Add garlic and stir about 2 min. Add pepper flakes and oregano and stir about 1 min. Add tomatoes, carrot, onion, basil and combine. Season lightly salt and pepper. Bring to simmer over high heat.
Cover pan slightly ajar and transfer to oven. Stir every 1-2 hrs and reduced by half and deep red, 5-6 hours. Reduce oven heat if bubble too rapidly or browned bits begin to turn too dark.
Remove from oven and fish out onion, carrots, basil stems. Add reserved tomatoes and stir. Add fish sauce. Season generously salt and pepper and add herbs and olive oil.
Fridge for 1 week or freeze 5 months. 2 qts.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
6-8
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
From Serious Eats

 

 

 

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