Marinara Sauce
From scratch. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
Also from garlic, tomatoes, onions, garlic, celery, herbs, garlic, spices, mushrooms.
Did I mention garlic?
Three days, it takes.
Dinner at eight on Saturday.
UPDATE: (Friday noonish) Driving me crazy, it is. It's amazing, though -- it really is possible to take a bushel and a peck of fresh tomatoes and condense them all into two or three gallons of yummable, nommable flava!
UPPERDATE: (Saturday afternoon) When it's thick enough (without your having used a thickening agent) that a spoon will stand up in the kettle without leaning over, it's almost ready. One last dose of herbs, one or two last heads of garlic (yes, heads, not cloves), a couple more hours for the flavors to marry, and then one final ingredient -- a square of unsweetened baker's chocolate.
UPPESTDATE: (Saturday evening) Al dente pasta, crusty bread, twizzling fork, bib, Firefly on the DVD player. Ready? This won't take long...
...did it?
Also from garlic, tomatoes, onions, garlic, celery, herbs, garlic, spices, mushrooms.
Did I mention garlic?
Three days, it takes.
Dinner at eight on Saturday.
UPDATE: (Friday noonish) Driving me crazy, it is. It's amazing, though -- it really is possible to take a bushel and a peck of fresh tomatoes and condense them all into two or three gallons of yummable, nommable flava!
UPPERDATE: (Saturday afternoon) When it's thick enough (without your having used a thickening agent) that a spoon will stand up in the kettle without leaning over, it's almost ready. One last dose of herbs, one or two last heads of garlic (yes, heads, not cloves), a couple more hours for the flavors to marry, and then one final ingredient -- a square of unsweetened baker's chocolate.
UPPESTDATE: (Saturday evening) Al dente pasta, crusty bread, twizzling fork, bib, Firefly on the DVD player. Ready? This won't take long...
...did it?
posted by Chimera at 5:33 PM
3 Comments:
Hmmmmmmm! I think we might have enough cash stashed in the piggy bank to get us gas to get up there :D
Oooooohhhh!!!1!!!
If yaz makez it, yaz don't even hasta bring the wine!!!
I tried a recipe once that was very similar, though I tend to emphasize the peppers more than the garlic, and I added a few drops of wild honey instead of tchocolatl. Tossed a handful of raisins in, to boot.
I LOVE the varieties of organically grown peppers I can get from the local co-op. Sweet green bell and banana peppers to Anaheims and Mariachis to Serrano Red Chilis and (my favorites) Jalapenos.
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