Spaghetti sauce/fresh tomatoes?

[buzzlady]

I have fresh tomatoes that need to be used. I want to make sauce out of them, but I have never used fresh tomatoes. Can anyone tell me what I need to do to the tomatoes? Do I need to cook and peel them? Can I just blend them w/peels and raw and then cook them?

 

[pumba]

to get rid of the skin and then peeled them and smooshed them into a ricer ......then had to strain them to get rid of the seeds......you could instead blanch, peel and then put them in ziplock baggies to freeze and you will have those tomatoes instead of making a sauce out of it all.....

 

[ilovepcot]

Ummm.....your sauce is goona be GREAT! with fresh tomatoes!!!! I use them most times when making spaghetti sauce. I just chop them on a cutting board and cook along with the other ingredients being used.....no need to peel. Just add minced garlic, onions, the tomatoes and any other herbs and spices you like. Sometimes I'll use a can of Ragu (a thick one with roasted red peppers) and add the fresh tomatoes to it for an even richer taste.

 

[jetsetter90]

I usually just chop mine up peel and all and sautee with oil and garlic add fresh basil and WOW. If I'm not in the mood or stressed for time I just throw them all in a blender and chop them up again sauteing them with oil and garlic.

Buon Appettito

TTFN

Jetsetter90

 

[arminnie]

Every so often I will buy plum tomatoes at Sam's and make spaghetti sauce. I chop them up in the food processor and then add the stuff that everyone else has listed. I cook it in my slow cooker about 8 hours and it is great.

Sometimes I will add tomato sauce to the cooker to make more of it. I then freeze it in smaller portions.

tricia