"Fire" Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce
Cut cherry tomatoes in half, broil them, and added them to the mix of sauteed onions, garlic, and spices - you've got an earthy, sweet, and utterly delicious tomato sauce.
Ingredients
- 4 pints cherry tomatoes
- 6 cloves garlic
- 2 bulbs yellow onion
- 1 bell pepper green, red, or any color
- 3 stalks celery optional
- 8 oz mushrooms typical one carton
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 oz basil leaves optional and the amount varies, based on your preference
- 0.5 oz fresh oregano leaves can use dried as well
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- 2 tsp salt
Instructions
Prep cherry tomatoes
- Wash cherry tomatoes and dry very well on a towel
- Spread 1 tbsp of olive oil on a sheet pan. Cut the tomatoes in half and line up on the pan, and lightly season with your favorite seasoning. I usually use the turmeric mix I make ahead.
- Broil high on a upper rack for 10 min. Take the pan out, shake the tomatoes to rotate and put back in the broiler. Depending on how "charred" the skins look so far, broil for another 8-10 minutes. You'd want to see about 1/2 of tomato skin nicely charred and the juices and pulps roasted.
Prep and saute remaining ingredients
- Mince garlic cloves, finely dice onions and peppers, and slice mushrooms. If you have celery stalks at hand, dice them as well.
- Heat a heavy pan or skillet and swirl about 2 tbsp of olive oil over a medium heat and add red pepper flakes if you are using.
- Saute minced garlic until they are lightly golden and fish them out. They will continue to brown a little further after you fish them out.
- Let the garlic pieces left while you are sauteing onions and other ingredients.
- Increase the heat to medium high and saute diced onions until they are translucent, about 5 minutes.
- If you prefer them caramelized, continue to saute for another 5 minutes. Add bell peppers and oregano and other ingredients (like sliced mushrooms and celery), add back the garlic pieces, and stir well.
Combine everything together
- Check to see whether the tomatoes are done the way you like (nicely charred, bubbling with goodness of pulp, juice, and seeds), and if they are, add them all to the pan.
- Stir well and cook in medium head for about 10 minutes. Taste and add salt (1 to 2 tsp) as you like.
- Add basil leaves and gives it another stir, and let it rest. It takes better if you let them cool and heat it up right before eating.
Nutrition
Serving: 12gCalories: 84kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 418mgPotassium: 507mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1321IUVitamin C: 50mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 2mg
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