LEAFY TOMATO SAUCE

Leafy Tomato Sauce image

Provided by Harold Mcgee

Categories dinner, one pot, pastas, appetizer, main course

Time 1h30m

Yield About 2 quarts

Number Of Ingredients 7

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
5 pounds fresh tomatoes, halved
Salt
10 to 15 tomato leaves from unsprayed plants
Cooked pasta for serving

Steps:

In a large pot, heat olive oil on medium heat, add onion and garlic, and cook until soft, about 10 minutes.
Add tomatoes, turn heat to high and bring to a boil, stirring and mashing to break up tomatoes. Turn heat down and simmer, uncovered, until mixture has thickened, about an hour.
Pass mixture through a food mill or coarse strainer to remove skins and seeds. Return sauce to pot and season with salt to taste. Ten minutes before serving, heat to a simmer and stir whole tomato leaves into sauce. Ladle sauce onto cooked pasta; let leaves stay behind in pot.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 25, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Fat 1 gram, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 232 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams