Gluten Free Tomato Sauce

Gluten Free Tomato Sauce

When the topic of favorite cuisine in the world comes up it is always a hard game for me. I love Mexican and Indian food so much, however, Italian food wins it for me every single time. Pretty sure in a past life I was some Italian who just ate themselves to death who know just dreams of pasta on a daily basis. When I first heard of Marcella Hazan’s famous cookbook, the recipe that everyone spoke of was her tomato sauce. I love her sauce, dearly, however I have adapted it some. Here is my recipe for gluten free tomato sauce:

What will you need for your gluten free tomato sauce?

This is SUCH a simple recipe that you are going to be so happy. Here is what you will need:

1. 1 24 oz can of San Marzano tomatoes (I like them whole)
2. 8 tablespoons butter
3. 1/2 cup of cream- I used light cream but you can use either light or heavy cream
4. 1 vidalia onion

That is it! As the sauce cooks, if you find it to be too acidic, you can add a tiny bit of sugar to break up that acidity and make it sweeter.

How do you make it?

The sauce is so simple to make, honestly, it is the easiest sauce I have ever made.

1. Slice your onion in half and make it nice and pretty.
2. In a large pot, place your tomatoes. I suggest using a wooden spoon. It helps with breaking up the tomatoes. I like a bit of chunkiness in my sauce so I don’t blend the tomatoes or anything like that. I just use my wooden spoon.
3. Add the butter, onion and cream.
4. You are going to let the sauce boil and really come together.
5. Once the oil has begun to separate from the top of the sauce, that is how you know it is ready. You should stir the sauce a few times but not too too often.
6. Pour it over your favorite pasta, I used gnocchi here, or use it on pizza!

Why should you make this gluten free tomato sauce?

This sauce is so easy! That is why you should make this sauce. Not only that but it is packed full of flavor. The onion gives it such a distinct flavor and I love the little bits of chunk of the tomato. San Marzano tomatoes are sweet and have such a full texture and taste. I had always read that Italian chefs swore that San Marzano tomatoes were the only ones the would use and now I know why. I can say I am a convert. I hope you make it and love it!

Looking for something similar?

This sauce would go great on my pizza crust! You can find that recipe here
Tomato Pie recipe here

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