The sign of a good Italian restaurant is a classic tomato sauce. La Dolce Vita, on Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills, CA is a little Italian restaurant that has been there unassumingly since 1966. While outwardly it’s unremarkable, inside it is the keeper of stories of some of Hollywood’s most notorious characters and the food is an event in itself to be enjoyed, encompassing all of your senses.
Ingredients
5 pounds of fresh tomato
Bring to a boil
let cool
chop tomatoes then place chunks in a large funnel. With a large whisk grind the tomato, saving the juice in a large pan. Then add the chunks back into the juice. (easy out: place the tomatoes in a blender)
In a separate pan saute garlic lightly in olive oil.
Begin to heat your tomato sauce on a med – low heat (to prevent the sauce from burning and sticking)
add:
Bring to a boil
let cool
chop tomatoes then place chunks in a large funnel. With a large whisk grind the tomato, saving the juice in a large pan. Then add the chunks back into the juice. (easy out: place the tomatoes in a blender)
In a separate pan saute garlic lightly in olive oil.
Begin to heat your tomato sauce on a med – low heat (to prevent the sauce from burning and sticking)
add:
1/3 cup of Oregano
4 1/2 Tbsp chopped fresh basil
Sauteed garlic, to taste
Add salt, pepper and honey to taste.
Enjoy.
4 1/2 Tbsp chopped fresh basil
Sauteed garlic, to taste
Add salt, pepper and honey to taste.
Enjoy.
Restaurant size recipe
20 pounds of fresh tomato
Bring to a boil
let cool
chop tomatoes then place chunks in a large funnel. With a large whisk grind the tomato, saving the juice is a large pan. Then add the chunks back into the juice. (easy out: place the tomatoes in a blender)
In a separate pan saute garlic lightly in olive oil.
Begin to heat your tomato sauce on a med – low heat (to prevent the sauce from burning and sticking)
add:
5 ounces of Oregano
1/4 pound chopped fresh basil
Sauteed garlic, to taste
Add salt, pepper and honey to taste.
Enjoy.
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