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Question by THOMAS C: Does anyone know of a low acid tomato sauce recipe?
My wife lost her recipe for a great tomato sauce recipe that was low in acid, and it was great! You could have a lot and it wouldn’t upset your stomach. Anyone out there know what I’m talking about?
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Answer by Dan M
I find that the acidity is lowered as it cooks for longer periods at a low temperature. I also sauté onions and doing so caramelizes them so that the sugars cancel out some of the acidity. You can add a tsp of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) but this may add a funny taste. Here’s my recipe:
1/4 cup olive oil (use more if necessary)
4 medium onions (diced)
1/4 cup thyme
1/8 cup basil
1/8 cup oregano
24 cloves garlic
8 cans Tomatoes (Roma or plum)
1. Heat olive oil (medium heat)
2. Add herbs to oil – heat for no more than 15 seconds
3. Add diced onions and sauté (lower temperature if necessary) for about 8-12 minutes.
4. Crush garlic through garlic press (or chop finely – this may take a while so do it before hand) and add to onion and herb sauté for no more than 1 minute.
5. Add cans of tomato. Bring to boil while stirring. After boil is reached, turn down heat to low or to simmer.
6. Stir every 10 minutes for the next 2-3 hours.
7. Puré and bring back to almost a boil stirring the entire time.
This recipe can be reduced to half. Further reduction is not recommended (why make so little sauce given the effort).
What do you think? Answer below!
I do know what you are talking about and the key to getting the acid out of tomato products is sugar. When I make marinara sauce I always add a couple of tablespoons of sugar along with a pinch of baking soda.
I have been on the purple pill for stomach problems for years. I don’t know how scientific this is but I add 2 tsp of white sugar per 1 qt of tomato sauce.Someone told me about this remedy years ago and I have not been bothered with acid reflux problems after eating the acidic tomato sauce. You may Enjoy the slight touch of sweetness and tomato taste as well.
I have actually heard that yellow tomatoes have a lower acidity. But as far as using regular tomatoes, I don’t know about making it low acidity otherswise as tomatoes are loaded with acids, and cooking it more doesn’t make sense.
Also I know you can add a pinch of sugar to tomato based products to help balance the acidity, but I don;t know about the effect it would have on your stomach.