Lemon Thyme Tomato Sauce With Chile Recipe

Lemon Thyme Tomato Sauce With Chile

From laika 13 years ago

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20 min to make
Serves 4

A bright, spicy and luscious tomato sauce that comes together in just 20 minutes. The addition of lemon zest is a trick my mom learned ages ago from a local Italian deli...it gives an amazing freshness to dead of winter, canned tomatoes. Read more This is really good tossed with pasta and roughly chopped black olives. Top with a dollop of fresh ricotta to set off the intense tomato flavor. See less

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- 3 tbs olive oil (I like extra virgin for this)
- 2 cloves garlic, well chopped
- 1 heaping tsp red chile flakes
- 5 branches of fresh thyme
- grated zest of one lemon
- 1/2 tsp salt
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Ingredients

3 tbs olive oil (I like extra virgin for this) shopping list
2 cloves garlic, well chopped shopping list
1 heaping tsp red chile flakes shopping list
5 branches of fresh thyme shopping list
grated zest of one lemon shopping list
1/2 tsp salt shopping list

How to make it

Put the garlic, chile flakes and thyme branches in a medium sauce pan with the salt. Cover with the olive oil and heat slowly. The garlic will sizzle gently and the oil will color with the red of the chiles.
When the garlic is fragrant, (but before it's brown!) pour in the crushed tomatoes and mix well. Bring to a boil; then reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
Remove the sauce from the heat, take out the thyme branches and mix in the lemon zest. The sauce will have a lovely, glossy sheen from the oil and a bright lemony fragrance. Try it with a spoon and then serve as you wish!

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elgourmand2 7 years ago
What a great idea. I'm making a batch of spaghetti this weekend and this gets a try. Good post.
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chummers ate it and said...
This is a fabulous idea and process. Just for electronic shopping carts you might want to add the crushed canned tomatoes to the ingredient list. When making a winter gumbo or jambalaya I add an orange peel that gets removed before serving. This brings out the festiveness of any dish.
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This is a fabulous idea and process. Just for electronic shopping carts you might want to add the crushed canned tomatoes to the ingredient list. When making a winter gumbo or jambalaya I add an orange peel that gets removed before serving. This ...more

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