We recently got an immersion blender. Homemade sauce is so easy now. I'm never going back to store bought.
Just take some oil, put it in a pan, add salt, pepper, garlic and optional hot peppers. Cook for a few seconds until it's aromatic and add either balsamic vinegar or red wine or both and reduce until mostly gone. Then add herbs like oregano, basil, rosemary, and cook for like a minute. Then add diced tomatoes, one can or equivalent and about 4ish tbsp of water. Then cook at a simmer for 4-5 minutes.
Blend. Add sugar if it needs it.
Cook for 5-10 minutes until it reaches the thickness you want.
Done. That's it. So easy.
Was wondering what an "immersion blender" was until I looked at pictures online and realized I own one (use it for vegetable soups).
Also, you don't need to peel the tomatoes before dicing them ?
probably should when using fresh, but it's winter, so i have no fresh tomatoes right now
I love making my own tomato sauce! A year ago I took it a step further by making a huge batch and canning it using a water bath, which was great until I found some mold at the top of the second to last jar :visible-disgust:
The immersion blender makes the blend step easy. No transferring from pot to blender back to pot, losing valuable sauce, and likely spilling some on yourself and getting a nice burn.
It's also 1000% easier to clean than the traditional blender. And you can blend right on the stove (if you're really in a rush). I tend not to, though, because I am paranoid that the wire will get too close to the burner and catch on fire.
aww man my old room-mate just reclaimed his immersion blender like a week ago :angery:
Would you happen to know if there's a way to jar homemade tomato sauce? I've done like jam before, but I've always wanted to try making pasta sauce.
It's the same process for if you add enough acid to the sauce to bring it below the acid-canning threshold. If not, you have to use a pressure canner.
Should be the same, I think?
My mom used to jar shit when I was younger, but I never learned how.
Hell yeah, I started liking spaghetti after I switched to home made sauce. It's another whole world.
