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Originally Posted by antichevarieta
how long does it take you to boil down the sauce? i cannot imagine it would be very thick...but to each his own...in boca al lupo!
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It varies with the size of the batch, the type of tomatoes, and the stove I use. I usually expect about two hours for salsa and maybe three hours for a large batch of thick sauce. During the boil down I am washing, peeling, and chopping the other ingredients, such as garlic, onions, and peppers, as well as washing the canning jars and cleaning the kitchen. I can make the sauce as thick as I want by just continuing the boil down, even to ketchup thickness.
If I want a short cooked, fresher tasting marinara sauce I use more paste tomatoes, squeeze out some gel, and let them drain a bit before milling.
TomNJ/VA