"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Karen" > wrote in message
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>> On Sun, 27 Oct 2013 20:06:41 -0700, in alt.food.diabetic, Todd
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>On 10/22/2013 06:44 PM, Todd wrote:
>>>> On 10/10/2013 06:24 PM, Todd wrote:
>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>
>>>>> You guys are a blessing and have created a
>>>>> monster. :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> I figured out how to make tomato sauce (which
>>>>> I call spaghetti sauce) from scratch. As low
>>>>> bad stuff (carbs) as a tomato sauce can get.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have never tasted tomato sauce this good! YUM!
>>>>> T2 is not a curse!
>>>>>
>>>>> Okay. The secret is to start out with tomatoes
>>>>> with a great flavor. (Store bought sauce makes up
>>>>> for this by adding sugar.)
>>>>>
>>>>> And, the garlic is to add a "buttery" taste. If
>>>>> you can taste strong garlic, you used to much.
>>>>> (No cracks from the peanut gallery, unless they
>>>>> are funny.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Heat up a stainless steel saute pan. Medium high
>>>>> (hot!). You want the pan hot before tossing in
>>>>> the tomatoes.
>>>>>
>>>>> Chop up 5 giant (5") organic heirloom tomatoes. Do not
>>>>> discard the juice.
>>>>>
>>>>> Toss about a tomato's worth into the "hot" pan. Wait till
>>>>> you get some browning. This adds flavor. (Don't
>>>>> worry about messing up your stainless steel pan, the
>>>>> acid in the tomatoes makes it self cleaning.)
>>>>> Scrape and stir in the browning with a spatula.
>>>>>
>>>>> Add the remaining tomatoes. Drizzle with out 3 Tablespoons
>>>>> of Olive Oil. Don't add anything thing else at this
>>>>> point. There is a chemical reaction between the tomatoes
>>>>> and the olive oil that needs to take place.
>>>>>
>>>>> Stir every five minutes with a spatula, scrapping the
>>>>> bottom of the pan. Takes about 30 minutes. You are
>>>>> waiting for the tomatoes to break down. Until you get
>>>>> there, you will just have chunks of cooked tomato.
>>>>>
>>>>> What you are now waiting for is the tomatoes to break down
>>>>> into a paste.
>>>>>
>>>>> While your are boiling down the tomatoes to a paste,
>>>>> all on the same plate (I use a paper plate),
>>>>> --> chop up 1/2" slab of organic onion
>>>>> --> slice up two cloves of garlic (not 2 bulbs!)
>>>>> --> 1 flat tsp of organic dried oregano
>>>>> --> 1/2 flat tsp of organic dried basil
>>>>> --> 3 tablespoons of organic butter
>>>>> --> 1 flat tablespoon sea salt
>>>>>
>>>>> Once the tomatoes cook down into a paste, reduce the
>>>>> heat to medium and dump the plate into the newly
>>>>> created tomato paste. Stir while scraping with a
>>>>> spatula. Cook for about 10 more minutes to cook
>>>>> the onion and to meld the flavors of the remaining
>>>>> ingredients. Don't over cook, or you will loose
>>>>> the buttery flavor of the garlic.
>>>>>
>>>>> Makes about seven cups.
>>>>>
>>>>> Store in the refrigerator. Spoon out all week
>>>>> as a yummy topping. This has bad stuff (carbs),
>>>>> so don't go crazy.
>>>>>
>>>>> Common mistakes:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) not cooking the tomatoes long enough
>>>>> 2) using too much garlic (who me? NEVER!)
>>>>> 3) using too much onion.
>>>>> 4) adding the other ingredients before the tomatoes
>>>>> are ready
>>>>> 5) adding the olive oil before the tomatoes. You WILL get
>>>>> splashed with hot oil (it hurts and creates a mess)!
>>>>>
>>>>> http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...roducts/2682/2
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 1 large (3") tomato: 7 grams of the bad stuff (carbs)
>>>>>
>>>>> Estimating five giant (5 inch) heirloom tomatoes:
>>>>> 5"/3" * 7 grams per 3" tomato * 5 tomatoes ~= 58 grams carbs.
>>>>> Or approximately 8.3 grams bad stuff per cup
>>>>> Or approximately 1/2 gram per tablespoon
>>>>>
>>>>> -T
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> Update:
>>>>
>>>> The bad new is that Heirloom tomatoes are officially
>>>> out of season. :'( :'( :'(
>>>>
>>>> The good news is that I made my sauce with 8 Trader
>>>> Joe's, picked too green and left to ripen on my
>>>> counter for a week, beef steak tomatoes (~4").
>>>>
>>>> Her Tropheyness pronounced it the best sauce she
>>>> had ever tasted. :-)
>>>>
>>>> -T
>>>>
>>>
>>>Hi All,
>>>
>>>Update:
>>>
>>>On Susan's recommendation (thank you Susan!) I found
>>>some bottled organic tomatoes from Italy at Raley's
>>>over in the health food section, on sale too, called
>>>"Jovial" whole pealed tomatoes. They are very good.
>>>And go very well in my tomato sauce. Great sub
>>>for when heirlooms are out of season.
>>>
>>>-T
>>>
>>>Just over the hill is California's great central
>>>valley, with some of the world's greats farms. I
>>>wish I could get some organic bottled tomatoes
>>>from them. Probably a lot cheaper too.
>>
>> Not really any cheaper, from my observation. I live in the central
>> valley. Fresh produce may be cheaper but not canned. I also shop the
>> health food section at our local Raley's. I usually buy Full Circle
>> organic tomatoes when I buy canned.
>
> Produce was not cheap when I lived in CA and overall it's not cheap here.
> But when I lived in NY, I could get grown in CA peppers and grown in WA
> apples at Family Fruit and they were far cheaper there.



I live in the San Joaquin Valley of CA and seasonal produce is reasonable
here.

Cheri