Skip to main content
Epicurious
Cookbooks

Fresh Tomato Sauce

Recipe information

  • Yield

    For about 2Ā 1/2 cups

Ingredients

Preparation

  1. For about 2Ā 1/2 cups, sautĆ© 1/2 cup minced onions in 2 tablespoons olive oil, and when tender stir in 4 cups fresh tomato pulp (see box, left) or half fresh and half canned Italian plum tomatoes. Season with a pinch of thyme, a bay leaf, 2 large cloves of purĆ©ed garlic, and, if you wish, both a pinch of saffron threads and 1/4 teaspoon dried orange peel. Salt lightly and simmer, partially covered, for 30 minutes.

Julia's Kitchen Wisdom Knopf
TagsSauceTomatoVegetableCanned TomatoDairy FreeGluten FreeNut FreeVeganVegetarianKeto5 Ingredients or FewerSimmerCookbooks
Read More
29 Spring Pastas to Make the Most of Seasonal Produce
Like spicy carrot rigatoni and weeknight-fancy ravioli with peas.
The Most-Saved Recipes in the Epicurious App This Week
Like lemony baked salmon and strawberry shortcake roll.
The Only Frittata Recipe Youā€™ll Ever Need
Keep this easy frittata recipe on hand for quick breakfasts, impressive brunches, and fridge clean-out meals.
The Most-Saved Recipes in the Epicurious App in October
Like creamy butternut squash soup and brown butter toffee chocolate chip cookies.
Caramelized Onion Pasta
Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.
23 Recipes That Deploy a Dollop of Dijon
Double-the-mustard chicken, gingery mustard BBQ sauce, cider-dijon pork with roasted apples, and more.
Our Favorite Samin Nosrat Recipes
Like sweet-spicy zucchini and joojeh kebab.
White Bean Turkey Chili
A dash of cocoa powder adds depth and richness to the broth of this easy turkey chili.