Kenji's Red Sauce

• doses: 8 servings
• tempo ativo: 5 minutes
• tempo total: 6 hours 20 minutes

Ingredientes

4 (28-ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, preferably imported D.O.P. San Marzano tomatoes (see note)

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for finishing.

4 tablespoons butter

8 cloves garlic, minced (about 3 tablespoons)

1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 tablespoon dried oregano

1 medium carrot, cut into large chunks

1 medium onion, split in half

1 large stem fresh basil

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 tablespoon fish sauce (optional), such as Red Boat

1/2 cup minced fresh parsley or basil leaves (or a mix of the two)

Instruções

Adjust oven rack to lower position and preheat oven to 300°F (165°C). Place tomatoes in a large bowl. Using your hands, crush the tomatoes by squeezing them in your fingers until pieces no larger than 1/2-inch remain. Transfer 3 cups of crushed tomatoes to a sealed container and reserve in the refrigerator until step 4.

Heat olive oil and butter over medium heat in a large Dutch oven until butter is melted. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until softened and fragrant but not browned, about 2 minutes. Add pepper flakes and oregano and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes, carrot, onion, and basil, and stir to combine. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer over high heat.

Cover Dutch oven with lid slightly ajar and transfer to oven. Cook, stirring once every 1 to 2 hours, until reduced by about half and darkened to a deep red, 5 to 6 hours (reduce oven temperature if the sauce is bubbling too rapidly or the browned bits begin to turn too dark).

Remove from oven. Using tongs, discard onion halves, carrot chunks, and basil stems. Add reserved tomatoes to sauce and stir to combine. Add fish sauce, if using. Season generously with salt and pepper and stir in minced herbs along with additional olive oil as desired. Serve immediately, or allow to cool at room temperature, transfer to airtight containers, and refrigerate for up to 1 week. Sauce can also be frozen in sealed containers for up to 6 months. To reheat, warm very gently in a saucepan with 1/2 cup water, stirring until it all melts and heats through.

Notas

oven super important for final taste, don't make this on stovetop

fish sauce was great as was replacing some water with beef bone broth

best results were in le creuset slightly uncovered

torching/broiling the top at the end for 30s and then incorporating the roasted bits into the sauce was interesting but maybe a lil roasty

Informação Nutricional

• Tamanho da Dose: Makes about 2 quarts
• Calorias: 204 kcal
• Gordura Total: 16 g
• Gordura Saturada: 5 g
• Gordura Insaturada: 0 g
• Colesterol: 15 mg
• Sódio: 823 mg
• Carboidratos Totais: 16 g
• Fibra Alimentar: 8 g
• Açúcares Totais: 11 g
• Proteína: 4 g