In this post I describe how to prepare a simple and delicious Italian tomato sauce. The principal ingredient, that I use, is Italian tomatoes type San Marzano. They have a medium dimension, a stretched shape and a bright red colour. There are ideal for the preparation of sauce because they are tasty. These types of tomatoes are grown in Campania in particular in the province of Salerno and the period of picking is from august to september. They are ideal if you use them fresh to prepare a tomato sauce as dressing of a first course, as shown in this recipe; but with them you can also prepare conserve of tomato sauce. Indeed when I was a child my mother usually bought a big quantity of tomatoes San Marzano and at the end of summer period we prepared this delicious tomato sauce.
INGREDIENTS (for 4 people): 1,5 Kg of Tomatoes sammarzano 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil 1 / 2 Onion cut in slices Salt Some leafs of basil
PREPARATION TIME: 10 minutes
COOKING TIME: 30 minutes
WINE: Cilento Bianco DOC (White Wine)
PREPARATION Wash and peel the tomatoes San Marzano.
Cut them in small cubes.
In the mean time place the extra virgin olive oil in a pan and preheat it. Then add the onion and let it brown. When the onion becomes golden remove it from the oil and add the tomatoes.
season with salt and add the basil.
Let the sauce cook for about 30 minutes.
If necessary add some water but usually the tomatoes release their own water that is sufficient to cook a good sauce. Control if the salt is enough, usually I use few salt because I like the sweet taste of tomatoes. When the sauce is ready you can use it as dressing for a first course like a good dish of pasta! This is the result: BUON APPETITO!
This is an interesting video in which it is well explain the traditional Genoese recipe to make pesto of basil. In this video the chef use the pestle and the mortar that are the traditional instruments that permit to make a better pesto sauce. If you have little time you can also use the mixer to prepare it. You can use the pesto sauce to season homemade bavette pasta or spaghetti. BUON APPETITO!
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