What do you think of SK's 3-ingredient tomato sauce?

clevebride2006

I've been absent on WC board for awhile (have been home sick with bronchitis and finally catching up a bit on this board), but I've had this recipe tagged for awhile now.

Is it awesome? Not great?

Could I use it in to sub in for a marinara sauce for a lasagna? 

eta: Here is SK's recipe (sorry not clicky, on Mac)- http://smittenkitchen.com/2010/01/tomato-sauce-with-butter-and-onions/ 

ETA #2- Do you use an immersion blender when done, or just leave it chunky? 

bmk112302

I wasn't blown away but I didn't use the San Marzano tomatoes. I need to try it again using those. I've read that makes a huge difference.  I don't see why you couldn't use it in lasagna.

PAGAS

I hated it.  It was just a greasy tomato mess IMHO.

TheMilkmansWife

There are definitely mixed reviews here on the board. I loved it. I did use San Marzanos and I thought it was delicious.

clevebride2006

TheMilkmansWife:

There are definitely mixed reviews here on the board. I loved it. I did use San Marzanos and I thought it was delicious.

yeah, that's what I've been reading (mixed reviews). did you use it on top of pasta, or did you mix it into other recipes?

groovygrl

I never made it b/c tomato sauce with butter sounded gross to me for typical tomato sauce use...maybe for certain dishes.

madelyn07

I made it and liked it (using San Marzano tomatoes). It isn't going to replace my regular tomato sauce but it is good for an easy, low maintenance recipe.

lifeandkitchen

I liked it, but wouldn't use it as my go-to sauce.

candreco

It's good, but needs to simmer a long time, and needs really good tomatoes.  It actually works really well in the slow cooker.

clevebride2006

candreco:

It's good, but needs to simmer a long time, and needs really good tomatoes.  It actually works really well in the slow cooker.

Longer than the recommended 45 mins? 

candreco

clevebride2006:

candreco:

It's good, but needs to simmer a long time, and needs really good tomatoes.  It actually works really well in the slow cooker.

Longer than the recommended 45 mins? 

I thought so, maybe my simmer was too slow, but at 45 min it still just tasted like canned tomatoes.  I think I ended up at an hour and a half or so, and then ~4-5 hours on low in the slow cooker when I tried that.

CMarie11

lifeandkitchen:

I liked it, but wouldn't use it as my go-to sauce.

Ditto...but I grew up with an Italian grandmother who makes incredible sauce so nothing will ever touchher sauce.

Denverite

Definitely ditto on using the San Marzano tomatoes.  It's just not good without them.  

AimeeDyan

It isn't actually SK's recipe; it's from Marcella Hazan and has been around a long time. A fellow food loving friend passed it onto me a few years ago.

I actually like it a lot, because I'm often a "less is more" person, but I agree that good quality tomatoes and butter are essential.

spiritenergy

groovygrl:

I never made it b/c tomato sauce with butter sounded gross to me for typical tomato sauce use...maybe for certain dishes.

This. It does not sound like something that I would enjoy.

JanetPlanet20

Not a fan. It was bland, boring, and disappointing.