Long n' Low Tomato Basil Sauce
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- Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
3 lbs tomatoes6 cloves garlic1 onion, diced1 stalk celery, diced1 large carrot (about 3.5 oz), diced1 sweet banana pepper, diced1 red shepherd pepper, diced1/4 cup red wine or vegetable stock1 cup tomato paste (I used homemade Roasted Tomato Garlic Paste)1 tsp kosher salt1 tbsp dried basil1/2 tbsp dried thyme1 tsp fennel seed1 tbsp fresh oregano1 tbsp lemon juice
Combine the tomatoes and garlic in a pot and cook on low heat for 4 hours. (I did this step the day before and refrigerated it)
Run the tomatoes through a food mill, discarding the seeds and skins.
Puree the onion, celery, carrot, peppers and wine in a food processor or blender and add to the tomato puree in the pot.
Bring to a simmer and stir in the tomato paste, salt and herbs.
Reduce heat to low, partially cover and simmer for 6 hours.
Stir in the lemon juice and can in a water bath 30 minutes.
Serving Size: Makes 8 cups, 16 1/2-cup servings
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Run the tomatoes through a food mill, discarding the seeds and skins.
Puree the onion, celery, carrot, peppers and wine in a food processor or blender and add to the tomato puree in the pot.
Bring to a simmer and stir in the tomato paste, salt and herbs.
Reduce heat to low, partially cover and simmer for 6 hours.
Stir in the lemon juice and can in a water bath 30 minutes.
Serving Size: Makes 8 cups, 16 1/2-cup servings
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 65.8
- Total Fat: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 94.1 mg
- Total Carbs: 12.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.9 g
- Protein: 2.1 g
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