Another family recipe - our tomato sauce

[txvoodoo]

Our family's sauce isn't like anything you buy in a jar. None of this "family style", "chunky traditional" - nope, to us, traditional means "cooked a HELLA long time, slowly

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[bibliotech]

Ohhhh, this sounds soooo good.

[txvoodoo]

IT IS WONDERFUL. Seriously, SO worth the time.

[silverthoughts]

You rock. I must try this too. No more of the canned stuff.

[txvoodoo]

See, I know you WILL try it. I eagerly await your reactions :D

[txvoodoo]

OH yes - you can totally add spices! Or ground red pepper flakes, or...WHATEVER. This is like the canvas. The rest is gravy. *grin*

The other great thing about this - it's so concentrated, and YUMMY, and the texture is like...silky - it coats the pasta perfectly when you toss it, and you don't need as much.

[txvoodoo]

YES! Exactly!

Honestly, I'm ...kinda weird. I love LOOKING at this sauce while cooking. It's captivating and magical. It gleams, but NOT in a greasy way.

OMG, I've got a disease ;)

[crsty1961]

Thanks Lisa will give her a try!

[txvoodoo]

You're welcome!

[rusty_halo]

Yummy! (And, yay, vegan!) I will add it to my recipe file and let you know if I try it out. :)

[txvoodoo]

You know, a LOT of Sicilian food probably is vegan. Especially the recipes handed down to me from the Depression-era cooks. Cheap protein! Lots of beans, legumes, etc.

Even the meat recipes are scant on the meat - it's an accent rather than the main course. Often, eggs are substituted - in soups, especially. (I know, not VEGAN, but for lacto-ovos, it's good)

And tons of fish. Of course, Sicily IS an island :D