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humanodon  ·  4306 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What have you overindulged in over the holidays?

I really don't like tomato skins getting caught in my throat.





b_b  ·  4306 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've always found that whole, peeled canned tomatoes work perfectly for sauce making. They break down really easily and the taste difference seems negligible to me.

humanodon  ·  4306 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Canned does in a pinch, but I enjoy the whole process of making a sauce from the ground up.

ecib  ·  4306 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, I always use all fresh ingredients except for a can or two of peeled to do some heavy lifting for me. I once made a sauce where the base was all fresh farmers market heirloom tomatoes and it was fucking nuts. But mostly I can't be bothered to go to those lengths. Pasta is a "convenience meal" for me because it's so easy to make by just throwing together a few mostly fresh ingredients (plus wine). Using non-canned tomatoes pushes it just out of reach for me most nights.