Roasted Tomato Spaghetti Sauce

[w_r_ranch]

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Wash the tomatoes then cut them in half length-wise and then remove the seeds.

Arrange them in layers in a large roasting pan, skin side down. For each layer, spritz with a decent quality olive oil, sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons chopped garlic, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (or more to taste), 2 tablespoons oregano, 2 tablespoons thyme, (you may substitute Italian herb seasoning), and 1 cup of chopped onions. Depending on the size & variety of your tomatoes, you will get about 5 layers into a roasting pan.

Roast for about 1 hour and 30 minutes at 350 degrees, or until skins start to wrinkle

Let them cool a little, then remove and discard the skins (they should just pinch off at this point. Put the tomato meat into an 8 quart pot.

Crush tomatoes using a hand-held mixing stick, until chunky.

Add 1 pound of cooked Italian sausage and 1 cup of wine (red or white).

Adjust your spices to suit your taste (we add about 2 teaspoons of crushed red pepper at this point).

Simmer for about 45 minutes and you're ready to eat!!! Two roasting pans will yield about 7 quarts of finished sauce. Enjoy!!!

 

[Collector]

Omg, that sounds great. Spaghetti is one of my favorite dishes.

 

[AMKuska]

I've been looking for a tomato sauce recipe for years now that comes out looking like normal spaghetti sauce and not like I've made stewed tomatoes. I'm totally using this. Thank you!

 

[so lucky]

Man, I'm getting hungry for spaghetti. Maybe tonight for supper.

About how many pounds of tomatoes do you start with for this recipe, @w_r_ranch ?

 

[so lucky]

I've been looking for a tomato sauce recipe for years now that comes out looking like normal spaghetti sauce and not like I've made stewed tomatoes. I'm totally using this. Thank you!

@AMKuska, do you have a stick blender? When I make everyday spaghetti sauce, I often start with a big can of tomatoes, and use the blender on part of it, making sauce out of it, and leave about half to be chunky tomatoes.

 

[seedcorn]

Dang you w_R, I need to tag this as when I finally get tomatoes, I will have forgotten where recipe is......couldn't wait till August, could you??????

 

[thistlebloom]

I know! Those dang Texans and their tomatoes!

 

[seedcorn]

To all the newbies, now you know why I call them evil......always tempting us northerners...

 

[AMKuska]

@AMKuska, do you have a stick blender? When I make everyday spaghetti sauce, I often start with a big can of tomatoes, and use the blender on part of it, making sauce out of it, and leave about half to be chunky tomatoes.

Yes, I do in fact have a stick blender. My husband is kinda picky about tomatoes and only likes them as a flat, smooth sauce.

 

[Collector]

Yes, I do in fact have a stick blender. My husband is kinda picky about tomatoes and only likes them as a flat, smooth sauce.

Your hubby sound like me I only like tomatoes fresh raw or smooth sauce nothing in between.