Not one homemade Italian tomato sauce but two! Northern Italy and Southern Italy are competing for first place. We share two recipes with you to try with your eyes closed.
Recipes for pasta, pizza, lasagna… All of them star foods of Italian cuisine using tomatoes. But be careful, not always the same! In Italy, there are two main families of tomato sauce, which comes fromNorth of Rome and one in the south of the city. The two regions of Italy have very different ways of making their tomato sauce. We tell you their secret for the best version of Italian cuisine, We are tasting Italy of François-Régis Gaudry and his entire team. To compare with those made by our French chefs!
A homemade tomato sauce recipe inspired by Northern Italy
Ingredients
- 1 part of celery
- 1 carrot
- 1 onion
- olive oil or butter
- 500 g fresh tomatoes
Preparation
- Finely chop your celery stickcarrot, onion and make them come backr in a little olive oil. Add fresh tomatoes first peeled, seeds and cut into pieces. Add salt and pepper.
- Let it stand for 35 to 40 minutes.
- Go to the mill if you want a good look.
Homemade tomato sauce: Southern style
Ingredients
- 2 cloves of garlic
- olive oil or butter
- 500 g fresh tomatoes
Preparation
- Fry your garlic cloves in a pan with olive oil. You can crush them or leave them whole with their shirts on.
- Add all your tomatoes and continue cooking until it melts.
Now, North or South, the choice is yours!