“I think if everyone knew how to make a simple tomato sauce at home, the world might be a little better place.” – chef Jimmy Mills
There are a ton of ways to serve meat, and jammed into a freshly made cushion of ravioli is among my favorites, particularly when it’s made by chef Jimmy Mills of Jimmy’s Bistro.
His secret? Aside from making the sausage and pasta fresh, by hand, every day, he makes a bad ass red sauce to spread all over it. And I’ve got the recipe right here.
Ingredients:
15 ripe (very) Roma tomatoes, diced small
6 cloves fresh garlic
2 T tomato paste
2 T sugar
1 T salt
2 sprigs fresh thyme
1 bay leaf
Peel the garlic and slice it thin (remember Goodfellas?) then sauté in a 50/50 blend of olive oil and butter. Add the tomato paste, stir with a wooden spoon, and simmer. Add your Roma tomatoes and the bay leaf.
Bring it to a boil, then in go the sugar and salt. Reduce the heat and cook at a low simmer for 25 minutes. Pull it off the stove and drop in your fresh thyme, allowing it to steep. Cook your pasta, then add fresh basil at the table.
Serves four
T=Tablespoon
I’ve never made this recipe, but Jimmy Mills makes a mean sauce.
Thanks Jimmy!
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Mmm, thanks for sharing this, Jimmy and Brad! I’ll show it to my at-home-chef, a.k.a. dh.
I have been making Muddie”s recipe for tomato sauce for many, many years. At the risk of disturbing her heavenly rest, I shall try this one!
Have you ever tried to make sauce on the grill? Need those huge ripe tomatoes to pull it off. It’s tasty. Nothing beats a good sauce though. Good recipie. Will have to try it out.
Makes me want to go and grow some real tomatoes not the tastless ones in the supermarkets over here. Hope they taste better over your way.
This recipe is SUPER! We had this for dinner last week here in Ohio and loved-loved every bite! Thank You Jimmy’s Bistro;)
Glad you liked it as much as I do – come visit SOFL and try it in person – it’s even better.
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Well thank you.