TOMATO SAUCE
mothersauce
history
ingredients
Tomato Sauce is one of the five mother sauces of classical French cooking, as codified by Auguste Escoffier. It consists of salt belly of pork, onions, bay leaves, thyme, tomato purée or fresh tomatoes, roux, garlic, salt, sugar, and pepper.
cooking/ tips on preparation
Optionally tomato skins may be scalded and peeled and tomato seeds may be removed to avoid their bitterness. Water (or another, more flavorful liquid such as stock or wine) is sometimes added to keep it from drying out too much. Onion and garlic are almost always sweated or sautéed at the beginning before the tomato is added. Other seasonings typically include basil, oregano, parsley, and possibly some spicy red pepper or black pepper. Ground or chopped meat is also common.
recipe 1 - spaghetti sauce
Add garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce and water. Add basil, parsley, brown sugar, salt, crushed red pepper, and black pepper. Stir well and barely bring to a boil. Stir in red wine. Simmer on low, stirring frequently for at least an hour. A longer simmer makes for a better sauce, just be careful not to let it burn!
recipe 2 - tomato soup
recipe 3 - pizza sauce
In a large skillet, melt butter with oil. Add onion, celery and garlic and saute until soft and transparent. Add tomato sauce and tomato paste and stir until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and bring to slow simmer. Simmer for 30-60 minutes (or not at all depending on your taste and time frame). Remove the bay leaf and spread the sauce on your prepared pizza dough.
derived sauces
-Béchamel Sauce
-Veloute Sauce
sources
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Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 31 Jan. 2016. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato_sauce>.