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This is Seedy’s go-to lunch or dinner if I’m not cooking. He’s started adding chicken, carrots, broccoli and extra noodles. a dollop of chicken better than bullion and some water and it’s a meal for two.
This is Seedy’s go-to lunch or dinner if I’m not cooking. He’s started adding chicken, carrots, broccoli and extra noodles. a dollop of chicken better than bullion and some water and it’s a meal for two.
Correct on all points. I’ll also add that a basic tomato sauce can be made from scratch in about 20 min. I do it almost every Sunday. As you said, boiling dried pasta is approximately 10 min, so with 5 minutes of prep and the total cook time,
it’s maybe 25 minutes total. So the difference of 15 minutes gets you homemade sauce. Easy decision.
There's some legendary Italian cookbook author with a 45 minute ultra-basic sauce. A can of whole peeled tomatoes, 5 tablespoons of butter, some salt, and an onion. Peel and cut the onion in half. Dump everything in a pot. Break up the whole tomatoes. Simmer for 45 minutes stirring occasionally. Fish out the onion halves. Done.
I know.
No herbs? No herbs.
No red pepper flakes? No black pepper? Nope.
No olive oil? No oil.
Pinch of sugar? No.
Garlic? Nope.
I've heard about this recipe for years, but I've never made it or even tried it. It is intriguing. Just google "tomato butter sauce". Folks swear by it.
My mom used to make sauce from fresh tomatoes (she'd get the bruised and broken ones at the farmer's market for cheap). Her recipe was ultra-basic like this one but she grated onion on the old box grater and used olive oil. She'd then freeze the sauce in small containers. You could put it on pasta as-is, or add other ingredients like parsley and garlic for other recipes.
Alex.
Her name was Marcella Hazan. She is the Tom Brady of Italian cooking. She was born in Italy but later lived and died in Florida.There's some legendary Italian cookbook author with a 45 minute ultra-basic sauce. A can of whole peeled tomatoes, 5 tablespoons of butter, some salt, and an onion. Peel and cut the onion in half. Dump everything in a pot. Break up the whole tomatoes. Simmer for 45 minutes stirring occasionally. Fish out the onion halves. Done.
I know.
No herbs? No herbs.
No red pepper flakes? No black pepper? Nope.
No olive oil? No oil.
Pinch of sugar? No.
Garlic? Nope.
I've heard about this recipe for years, but I've never made it or even tried it. It is intriguing. Just google "tomato butter sauce". Folks swear by it.
My mom used to make sauce from fresh tomatoes (she'd get the bruised and broken ones at the farmer's market for cheap). Her recipe was ultra-basic like this one but she grated onion on the old box grater and used olive oil. She'd then freeze the sauce in small containers. You could put it on pasta as-is, or add other ingredients like parsley and garlic for other recipes.
Alex.
There's some legendary Italian cookbook author with a 45 minute ultra-basic sauce. A can of whole peeled tomatoes, 5 tablespoons of butter, some salt, and an onion. Peel and cut the onion in half. Dump everything in a pot. Break up the whole tomatoes. Simmer for 45 minutes stirring occasionally. Fish out the onion halves. Done.
I know.
No herbs? No herbs.
No red pepper flakes? No black pepper? Nope.
No olive oil? No oil.
Pinch of sugar? No.
Garlic? Nope.
I've heard about this recipe for years, but I've never made it or even tried it. It is intriguing. Just google "tomato butter sauce". Folks swear by it.
My mom used to make sauce from fresh tomatoes (she'd get the bruised and broken ones at the farmer's market for cheap). Her recipe was ultra-basic like this one but she grated onion on the old box grater and used olive oil. She'd then freeze the sauce in small containers. You could put it on pasta as-is, or add other ingredients like parsley and garlic for other recipes.
Alex.
Dale's is delicious. The reason it absorbs so quickly though is that it contains MSG. I knew a guy that claimed MSG gave him migraines so if I use Dales and feed people at a barbecue or something I warn them first.Shaved ribeye marinated in Dale’s seasoning, Lowry salt and some Lowry California garlic seasoning. Our Kroger sells a pound prepackaged. It absorbs it quickly so don’t over-season
I’ve heard several people complain about MSG too. I usually dismiss them because they are usually the same people who see “contains tannins” on a wine label and say it gives them a headache too. I particularly like the folks who say this while sipping a big ol glass of iced tea.Dale's is delicious. The reason it absorbs so quickly though is that it contains MSG. I knew a guy that claimed MSG gave him migraines so if I use Dales and feed people at a barbecue or something I warn them first.