Fresh Garden Tomato Sauce
Tomato sauce for pasta dishes using fresh garden tomatoes.
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Course Sauce
Cuisine Italian
- 5 whole Heirloom Tomatoes Large cut into wedges
- 1/2 Yellow Onion; Diced
- 5 cloves Garlic Leave Whole
- 2 Garden Variety Peppers Carmen or Italian Peppers
- 1 tsp Italian Seasoning Any brand, they are all very similar
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Fennel Seed
- Pinch Red Chili Flake
- 1/2 tsp Salt More to Taste
Heat a pan over high heat and coat with a thick layer of olive oil.
Lower heat to medium and add tomatoes, garlic, and onions to the pan. Cook these ingredients for about fifteen minutes, or until the onions have softened and the tomatoes have begun to turn into more of a thin sauce than a bunch of tomatoes.
Pour these ingredients into a blender/ robo coupe and blend until smooth. Set aside,
In the pan, over medium heat cook the peppers until they have slightly softened.
Pour the blender ingredients into the pan and add all other ingredients.
Once the sauce comes to a simmer, lower the heat and cook for an additional 20 minutes allowing the sauce to develop its flavor.
Keyword Pasta sauce, Tomato Sauce