🍅 What Makes Umami So Irresistible? The Chemistry Behind Marcella Hazan’s Tomato Sauce Recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil offers a healthier fat option.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Pecorino is often less expensive and still provides a similar flavor.

Turn the oven on to medium heat.

Add about 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the pan.

Cut the onion, keeping the root intact, and add it to the oil in the pan.

Crush the canned whole tomatoes by hand and add them to the pan.

Simmer the sauce with chunks of onion in it.

Taste the sauce and adjust seasoning with either shoyu, soy sauce, nutritional yeast, or salt as desired.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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