Alton - Red Sauce

Name: Alton - Red Sauce
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 kgs whole, peeled tomatoes; 3 Tbsps capers, rinsed and drained; 1 carrot; 1 stalk celery; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 3 servings Kosher salt and black pepper, to taste; 57 grams olive oil; 1 onion; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 59 milliliters sherry vinegar; 59 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters white wine

The recipe Alton - Red Sauce can be made in about 1 hour and 25 minutes. This sauce has 395 calories, 6g of protein, and 20g of fat per serving. This gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan recipe serves 3. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, pepper flakes, kosher salt and pepper, and a few other things to make it today. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Alton Brown’s Cranberry Sauce (only better), My Version of Alton Brown’s Tomato Sauce, and Alton Brown’s Biscuits.

Instructions

In a sieve over a medium non-reactive saucepot, strain the tomatoes of their juice into the sauce pot.

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Tomato

Juice

Sauce

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Pot

Sieve

Add the sherry vinegar, sugar, red pepper flakes, oregano, and basil to the tomato juice. Stir and cook over high heat. Once bubbles begin to form on the surface, reduce to a simmer. Allow liquid to reduce by 1/2 or until liquid has thickened to a loose syrup consistency. Squeeze each tomato thoroughly to ensure most seeds are removed. Set the tomatoes aside.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Sherry Vinegar

Tomato Juice

Tomato

Oregano

Basil

Seeds

Sugar

Syrup

Cut carrot, onion, and celery into uniform sizes and combine with olive oil and garlic in a non-reactive roasting pan over low heat. Sweat the mirepoix until the carrots are tender and the onion becomes translucent, 15 to 20 minutes.

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Olive Oil

Mirepoix

Carrot

Celery

Garlic

Onion

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Roasting Pan

Add the tomatoes and capers to the roasting pan.

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Tomato

Capers

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Roasting Pan

Place roasting pan on the middle rack of the oven and broil for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. Tomatoes should start to brown slightly on edges with light caramelization.

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Tomato

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Roasting Pan

Oven