I see these delectable pictures, my mouth waters, and I suddenly think I'm channeling Julia Child! So I will admit the first time I ever tried to make homemade tomato sauce, from tomatoes in my garden, it was nothing short of an EPIC disaster!
The pictures and recipes made it look SO easy. I thought I could just throw some cut up tomatoes in my crock pot with some veggies and seasoning and within a few hours Voila, I would have thick and delicious sauce to rival an old Italian grandma.
Ohhh I was sadly mistaken.
Instead I got a watery red mess that my husband touted was one of the worst things I ever made. I know that seems harsh, but he was 100% correct. I was so bummed I vowed to never make sauce from scratch again!
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| I failed these beauties. |
Then I was happily pinning on Pinterest the other day when I was bombarded with a flurry of spaghetti sauce recipes. It was like the Universe was whispering to me, "Make the sauce. Make the sauce."
Who the hell am I to argue with the flippin Universe??
So I found a simple recipe that only takes THREE STEPS to create the most tasty (non-watery) tomato sauce I've ever had. I promise people will think you have a small olive-skinned Italian woman chained in your kitchen, slaving away over a giant pot, once they taste THIS sauce.
Step 1
Cut up 12-15 Roma tomatoes (or any variety you like), 2 onions, and 3 cloves of garlic. Place on baking sheet and drizzle a generous amount of olive oil and salt & pepper.
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| Kids can help too! |
Step 2
Roast for 1 hr @ 400 degrees.
Step 3
Remove from oven and in a pot mix with immersion blender, or a regular old blender will do. Add in fresh or dried basil thyme, rosemary, mushrooms (optional), salt and pepper to taste.
Pour over your favorite pasta and ENJOY!
Has Pinterest ever led you to a terrible concoction?
Saucing it up in Granolaville,
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