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Recipes => Recipes => Veggies, Casseroles, & Other Side Dishes => Topic started by: bbqchef on August 09, 2013, 01:54:46 PM

Title: This could be interesting
Post by: bbqchef on August 09, 2013, 01:54:46 PM

Trying something new today...

My daughter brought down a boatload of tomatoes from her garden and wanted marinara sauce. I thought I'd smoke the tomatoes on the Yoder and make Italian gravy...

(http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q616/bbqchef/smokedtomatoeswm.jpg)

About 20 minutes per side at 225 degrees F. using sugar maple. Then -- when cool -- peeled the skins off and made marinara with the usual mix of onion, celery, carrots and herbs.

Title: This could be interesting
Post by: Pappymn on August 09, 2013, 01:59:42 PM

Nice. Love maters

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Post by: drholly on August 09, 2013, 02:57:40 PM

I like that idea! Thank you.

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Post by: pz on August 09, 2013, 03:14:08 PM

That sounds like a great idea; you could use those smoked tomatoes to build a fantastic pizza sauce as well (http://www.niscienceclasses.org/main/Smileys/fantasticsmileys/main_thumbsup.gif)

Thanks for posting!

Title: Re: This could be interesting
Post by: bbqchef on August 10, 2013, 03:24:58 PM

Yesterday it was smoking the tomatoes and peeling them. Today it's making pizza sauce...


(http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q616/bbqchef/marinaramirepoixwm-1.jpg)


Everyone in the pool! Celery, onion, garlic, carrot, bay leaves, herbs and spices for a five-minutes sauté in olive oil and butter.


(http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q616/bbqchef/smokedmarinarawm.jpg)

Then the smoked tomatoes got added to the mirepoix and simmered for about an hour. After it simmers and gets to the right consistency, I'll hit it with the immersion blender or use the Cuisinart to make a smooth sauce for tonight's grilled pizza.

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Post by: sliding_billy on August 10, 2013, 05:25:10 PM

Sounds good to me.

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Post by: drholly on August 10, 2013, 05:31:06 PM

Oh yeah, you've got something there!

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Post by: pz on August 11, 2013, 12:13:30 AM

Mouth watering here, bbqchef  ;)

Title: Re: This could be interesting
Post by: bbqchef on August 11, 2013, 08:07:47 AM

Unfortunately one of the pizza crusts that I was cooking on the Broilmaster turned to charcoal but the one done on the Yoder was fantastic. I was in a hurry so I never got pics of the finished pizza... sorry.

It was the first time I'd done pizza on the Yoder but it won't be the last!

Title: Re: This could be interesting
Post by: bbqchef on August 20, 2013, 08:58:08 AM

Still more garden-fresh tomatoes...

So I made a rustic marinara...

(http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q616/bbqchef/rusticmarinarawm.jpg)

Sugar maple smoked tomatoes (peeled and seeded), sautéed onion, celery and carrots along with fresh basil, oregano, parsley and lots of garlic. And about a teaspoon or so of crushed red pepper flakes for a little heat.

Froze the marinara for future use. Before using I'll add some more fresh basil and a tablespoon of good-quality tomato paste.

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Post by: Smokin Don on August 24, 2013, 02:28:35 AM

The tomatoes and sauce looks good!!! I like doing them an the smoker makes for easy skin removal and adds a little smoke flavor! Don

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Post by: bbqchef on August 24, 2013, 06:36:45 AM

Ya, it makes the skins peel right off. I usually take the stem off with a shark before smoking. Only done it with globe tomatoes but I guess Roma would also work (you'd just need a lot more of them).

Just the right amount of smoke! Makes for killer marinara or bolognaise sauce.