How do you make a big pot of sphagetti sauce with fresh tomatoes?

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Thu Jul-06-06 07:13 PM
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How do you make a big pot of sphagetti sauce with fresh tomatoes?

I have about 100 deep red ripe tomatoes that are sitting on the plants and if I don't do something with them quick I will end up with about 100 sun-dried tomatoes.
Thanks

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yewberry

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Thu Jul-06-06 07:19 PM
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1. Alton Brown recently did a show

using fresh tomatoes for a sauce.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_20175,00.html

Let me know how it is--It really looked great, and I love the idea of skipping all the simmering time.

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timber84

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Thu Jul-06-06 07:20 PM
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2. first you blanche the tomatoes, run them through a sieve cook with spices

of your choice and freeze it for later use.

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smirkymonkey

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Thu Jul-06-06 08:31 PM
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4. I don't even bother with the sieve - I like a rustic pasta sauce

so I use the whole tomato - seeds and all.

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Gormy Cuss

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Thu Jul-06-06 09:00 PM
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7. Or peel them by hand, quarter, and scoop out the seeds

I have a tomato grinder (looks like a meat grinder, sends seeds and skin out one side and pulp out the other) but for a small batch I just peel'em by hand and and scoop out the seeds.

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everythingsxen

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Thu Jul-06-06 07:23 PM
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3. Something else you can make..

My grandmother used to love making stewed tomatoes, which as far as I know... consisted of a bunch of crushed and or diced tomatoes, thrown in a pot with a cup of sugar (add sugar til it's a little sweet) and a little water. Let it simmer a long time, then add a little more water (like, say a cup) and bring to a boil, when it hits boiling mix in some starch (corn was what we always used, but its up to you) and let it thicken oh so slightly.

We used it as a topping for home fries and also for scrambled eggs and also for scrapple or sausage.

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Rabrrrrrr

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Thu Jul-06-06 08:36 PM
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5. And add some cream at the end, right before serving...

mmmmmmm....

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SacredCow

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Thu Jul-06-06 08:45 PM
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6. I had a salsa making party once...

when mom and dad had a bumper crop of tomatoes... Of course, bloody marys made with freshly juiced tomatoes were also on the menu. Talk about good!

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