Reddit reviews Cento San Marzano Organic Peeled Tomatoes, 28 Ounce (Pack of 6)
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These certified San Marzano Italian Plum Tomatoes are the highest quality, and are incredibly flavorfulThese items offer high quality tomatoes in a thick puree, providing a delicious flavor and thick sauceGluten free and BPA freeUSDA OrganicCertifiedpacked with basil leaf
That's way too much oil. Far too much paste and not enough sauce. No need to add water. Needs garlic and basil. Also needs some alcohol. Tomatoes have some flavor compounds that are alcohol-soluble.
Here's my sauce:
Add 1/4 cup olive oil to a hot saucepan. Dice one large yellow onion, add it to the pot when the oil is shimmering. Turn the heat down to medium-low. You want to sweat the onions, not brown them. After 5 minutes, add in as much crushed garlic as you like. I personally use 4 cloves. Keep that cooking for another couple minutes.
Add 2/3 cup of red wine to the pot. Cook that a few minutes to burn off some of the alcohol. (Use wine you'd want to drink. Never, ever use "cooking wine". Cooking wine is undrinkable wine that couldn't otherwise be sold and should be avoided.)
Add in one giant can (28 oz) of whole tomatoes. (I like San Marzano tomatoes, but in a pinch a big can of diced tomatoes will do.) Add in a couple generous pinches of salt and as much black pepper as you like, along with a tablespoon of sugar. Simmer all that for about 45 minutes, stirring every once in a while. Smash up the tomatoes a bit as you cook, but leave some in large chunks.
Next add in one small can of tomato paste. Stir it in well until the sauce thickens. Now add in a big handful of chopped fresh basil. (I roll the leaves up and cut them so they end up in thin strips. Google "chiffonade" to see what I mean.) Toss your cooked pasta into the mix, or put some over pasta on a plate. Shred a little parm on top and eat.
You can freeze this very well, and can also use it for the basis of other stuff. Brown some ground beef, drain and then throw it into the sauce. Sometimes I put peeled shrimp into it when I put the paste in. I also sometimes add cooked hot Italian sausage to it, and sometimes I put the sausage on a hoagie roll and pour on some sauce. That sort of thing. I also sometimes put some thyme or oregano in there too. I occasionally add red pepper flakes.
If you're wedded to the idea of bacon, cook the chopped bacon in the pot first and use the rendered fat to cook the onions. No need for oil in that case.
Edit: 1/4 cup olive oil...
I get the same cans off Amazon. Seem fine to me.
https://www.amazon.com/Cento-Marzano-Organic-Peeled-Tomatoes/dp/B0045W29XK/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1541447928&sr=8-3&keywords=san+marzano+tomatoes
https://www.amazon.com/Cento-Marzano-Organic-Peeled-Tomatoes/dp/B0045W29XK/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=cento+tomatoes&qid=1565728340&s=grocery&sr=1-3
Saute a large onion and a full head of garlic in a big ass pot, then add the 6 cans of tomatoes with salt, pepper, italian spices. Cook for 1.5 hours on medium/low stirring every 15 minutes. Let sit for a couple hours to cool down, then put into portion sized ziplocks. Freeze them, leaving 2 at a time in your fridge.
When you want a meal pan fry your favorite meat (I do chicken sausage or chicken thighs usually) and vegetables (bell peppers, mushrooms, zucchini are good) then add a portion of sauce directly to the pan with the meat/vegetables. Add noodles. I add fresh basil and anchovies (umami baby), but it's not necessary.
If you want a meal for launch day but don't want to cook, pre-prep the whole thing, fridge it, and just microwave it. Generally lasts 2 days in the fridge with noodles. Sauce lasts about a week in the fridge, a year+ in the freezer. Makes 14-18 meals worth of sauce.
You can buy sauce, but this is cheaper than the good stuff and tastes better.