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A1 World's Best Tomato Sauce

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A1 World's Best Tomato Sauce

This recipe is based on the one from Jean Christoph Novelli's grandmother Louise's recipe. He call's it "The Most Amazing Tomato Sauce on the planet" I agree. This is not the exact recipe (I tweaked it very slightly and made some educated guesses on the amounts of various ingredients but based upon the taste I believe it is probably very close.

 

Yield

4 servings

Prep

5 min

Cook

25 min

Ready

30 min
Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
2 pound tomatoes
very fresh, ripe
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2 teaspoon sea salt
to taste
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1 each star anise
whole
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1 each vanilla bean
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2 cloves garlic
roughly smashed
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3 tablespoons olive oil, extra-virgin
to taste
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1 teaspoon sugar
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1 bunch basil
fresh
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1 each bay leaves
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
907.2 g tomatoes
very fresh, ripe
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1E+1 ml sea salt
to taste
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1 each star anise
whole
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1 each vanilla bean
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2 cloves garlic
roughly smashed
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45 ml olive oil, extra-virgin
to taste
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5 ml sugar
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1 bunch basil
fresh
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1 each bay leaves
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Directions

If you are not in a hurry take your time, the slower you cook down the tomatoes the more flavor you will build into your sauce.

Heat a saucepan over medium heat.

Add tomatoes and sprinkle with sea salt.

Adjust heat to slowly cook down the tomatoes. The slower you cook down the tomatoes the more flavor will develop.

After about 5 minutes add the star anise, bay leaf and vanilla bean (split and scraped).

Once the tomatoes have begun to soften help break them down using a potato masher.

Add garlic that has been roughly smashed with your hand or with the flat of your knife. Add the sugar.

If you taste and think you have added a bit too much sugar you can add just a touch of balsamic vinegar to balance out the sweetness.

Continue cooking slowly.

Once you have reached your desired consistency add the olive oil.

Taste and adjust seasonings.

Add the basil, leave the leaves whole for a rustic look and feel, mix in and allow to wilt.

Serve.



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Comments


Raul of Brooklyn

I been making this since I first saw the show. Last night I did a variation where I added butter and an onion wedge. Came out great!!!

 

 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 245g (8.6 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 13767% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 10g 16%
Saturated Fat 1g 7%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 1191mg 50%
Total Carbohydrate 4g 4%
Dietary Fiber 3g 11%
Sugars g
Protein 5g
Vitamin A 38% Vitamin C 50%
Calcium 3% Iron 4%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 
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