/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>18045095
Yeah, I got you
You want to blanch them, which is drop them briefly into boiling water then into ice water. This makes the skin fall off.
Then you core them and grind them. If you don't have a tomato grinder you should do it by hand, it's important not to puree, the texture of the sauce will be off.
That's all for special prep
Fry some tomato paste in a shitload of oil, more than you would think is necessary. Add garlic and saute briefly. Add tomatoes, a little red wine, season and simmer.
You want to add any fresh herbs with less than a half hour of cooking to go, the flavor disappears if they cook too long.
It's usually easier to use canned tomatoes than fresh, they're softer and grind better. Pic rel is left over from last week