How to Make the Freshest Tomato Sauce | Jacques Pépin Cooking at Home | KQED

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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
  • Jacques Pépin's techniques help preserve the flavor of tomato in this fresh pasta sauce . He starts by demonstrating how to cut the tomato before blanching to make tomato concassé. Blanching helps the tomato skin peel easier. Some recipes will suggest submerging in ice water after blanching, but Jacques recommends skipping this step as it changes the taste. Fresh tomatoes are one of summertime's best gifts. Happy cooking!
    What you'll need:
    3 ripe tomatoes, olive oil, 1/4 cup onion, 1 garlic clove, fresh thyme, salt, sugar, pepper, butter
    Jacques Pépin Cooking At Home: Tomato Techniques
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  • @max22able
    @max22able 3 місяці тому +59

    Skin-off I can understand - it's an irregular shape and the rule of all ingredients is that they should be the same size as each other. But I've never understood why to discard the seeds. Would love to know.

    • @karetoev4999
      @karetoev4999 3 місяці тому +17

      That's because it would most likely make the sauce watery.

    • @JasonCust
      @JasonCust 3 місяці тому +65

      Seeds can add bitterness to the sauce but if you don’t notice it personally then don’t worry about it

    • @max22able
      @max22able 3 місяці тому +7

      @@JasonCust Thanks - good to know. May have something to do with the species of tomato, mine seem to have sweet seeds.

    • @jamesburrell677
      @jamesburrell677 3 місяці тому +35

      IMO seeds have no flavor and it's not a nice texture. I don't mind them in a tomato sandwich but don't want them in a sauce. The important thing is that you enjoy your own food.

    • @roncaruso931
      @roncaruso931 3 місяці тому +20

      Your questioning a Msster Chef? This man is not Bobby Flay or Gordon Ramsey.

  • @pv4669
    @pv4669 2 місяці тому +33

    This man is a culinary treasure.

  • @Boringdaddi
    @Boringdaddi 29 днів тому +7

    When the crazy world gets me down, I watch Jacques cook. What a treasure he is!

  • @joeybombs
    @joeybombs 3 місяці тому +63

    The man simply can’t be beat. Forget public health, if these videos were mandatory for all adults a majority of health problems would disappear within a generation or two.

  • @jimspotts3078
    @jimspotts3078 Місяць тому +3

    I have been a Jacques Pepin Deciple since the early 90s. He is a legend. THANK YOU JACQUES!

  • @chrisandersen5635
    @chrisandersen5635 3 місяці тому +52

    Master Chef learned all the most complicated recipes and techniques, but understanding that they are all built upon the basics. Here we get the foundation towards anything you might want to create.
    Merci Chef.

    • @rasmus9595
      @rasmus9595 3 місяці тому +2

      And that he can enjoy these very simple things. He really seems to really appreciate them in their simplicity.

    • @nyanuwu4209
      @nyanuwu4209 2 місяці тому

      Some cooked tomato is the foundation toward *anything* you might want to create?
      I quite often want to create pies.

  • @wilseph1
    @wilseph1 3 місяці тому +11

    An absolute legend. Jacques is class.

  • @GregoryWJones
    @GregoryWJones 3 місяці тому +10

    That all knowing look that Jacques flashes at the end when he tastes the sauce is all one needs to know. That’s his supreme confidence in his ability to execute- he KNEW it would be good. A true professional. Yes!

    • @nyanuwu4209
      @nyanuwu4209 2 місяці тому

      Of course he knew. It's not possible to make that taste bad.

  • @Javaman92
    @Javaman92 3 місяці тому +16

    I never thought of adding butter. I always learn something!

    • @louannhuber2651
      @louannhuber2651 2 місяці тому

      And not a lot of herbs. Just thyme. No seeds?

    • @josephgiustiniani2834
      @josephgiustiniani2834 Місяць тому +2

      ........... I'm Italian and was raised cooking Italian food. This is not the first time I have seen him add butter to a tomato sauce. After I saw him add the butter, I just had to try it on our family recipe sauce. WOW..! It does something wonderful to the sauce. Been adding the butter ever since. Besides,.......... who doesn't like butter..? Been watching him for a long time. He's fantastic.

  • @Thomas-ei1yk
    @Thomas-ei1yk 3 місяці тому +7

    I'm considered by my friends and family as a pretty good cook. When they describe me that's one of they things they inevitably mention...I owe it all to this man. Thank you and God bless!

  • @matthewferroni6003
    @matthewferroni6003 3 місяці тому +13

    Love, love, love me some Pepin

  • @ezkibwoe8931
    @ezkibwoe8931 3 місяці тому +5

    THIS GUY REALLY IS A PRO!

  • @nysavvy9241
    @nysavvy9241 2 місяці тому +5

    I love this man. So pleasant and truly one of the great chefs. God bless him.

  • @ernestrivers3736
    @ernestrivers3736 3 місяці тому +5

    I grew up on pbs with this guy

  • @LIZZIE-lizzie
    @LIZZIE-lizzie 3 місяці тому +5

    Just love to watch these Jacque Pepin cooking shorts. Butter is something I like to add to tomato sauce so he makes me feel good about that 😅 I've made sauce from fresh plum tomatoes but Jacque Pepin just made it ten times easier 🥰

  • @mar0us1o
    @mar0us1o 2 місяці тому +1

    I love this man too. Reminds me of my father. Glad to see he is still cooking my Dad cannot anymore!

  • @Марта-й7е
    @Марта-й7е 3 місяці тому +7

    Съвършено в простотата си. Благодаря, Шеф Пепен.

  • @sherriedawnkc
    @sherriedawnkc Місяць тому +3

    I always added onion. My girls wouldn't eat them. So I put the onion in blender with a small amount of sauce. Added it back to the pot. And of course lots of garlic.

  • @northernboy7272
    @northernboy7272 3 місяці тому +131

    Who wishes that this is what would be on the food network....I need recipes not scary cake competotions

    • @jimbateman2951
      @jimbateman2951 3 місяці тому +5

      I agree, recipes and techniques are very important and entertaining.

    • @dicksatan6444
      @dicksatan6444 3 місяці тому

      What ever. Just don’t watch those channels.

    • @brendaharrup6693
      @brendaharrup6693 3 місяці тому +6

      I agree! Wayyyy too many competitions, and not enough culinary instruction.

    • @nyanuwu4209
      @nyanuwu4209 2 місяці тому +2

      @@brendaharrup6693 Used to be cooking shows were much like this. Emeril ("Bam!"; shout-out to Elzar as well), Mario Batali, even Martha Stewart...Just a cook, a countertop, a stovetop/oven, and the talking through the cookery...I miss that style. The only cooking contest show I really liked was Cutthroat Kitchen. Although the UA-cam channel Sorted Food, couple of chefs and a couple of very-skilled-not-chefs, is a nice blend of competition (good-sported, of course) and instruction.

    • @TNMJAD
      @TNMJAD 2 місяці тому

      Eh… I’m not going to get TV subscription even if they had this on the food network. I’ll just watch on UA-cam.

  • @jamesburrell677
    @jamesburrell677 3 місяці тому +12

    My favorite Chef. Always a winner and makes everything so easy and understandable.

  • @jimspotts3078
    @jimspotts3078 Місяць тому

    I love his kitchen! It looks comfortable.

  • @tcparker1000
    @tcparker1000 3 місяці тому +3

    I made his spaghetti with anchovies and garlic for dinner. Delicious and easy 😊

    • @josephgiustiniani2834
      @josephgiustiniani2834 Місяць тому +1

      ............... A great dish. I love it. Some have complained about the smell. I tell them not to eat this. I'll eat your portion....!! Ha ha. Every dish he makes is good. And for me, I always seem to learn some small lesson.

  • @davidburke75116
    @davidburke75116 3 місяці тому +3

    Wow, simple but complex, I Will remember this master class

  • @craigmiller752
    @craigmiller752 3 місяці тому +6

    Similar to Marcella Hazan's 3 ingredient sauce, which I find is an excellent starting point. Always enjoy Jacque's Pepin

    • @josephgiustiniani2834
      @josephgiustiniani2834 Місяць тому +1

      ...................... I have her books. She was very good at cooking. She explained everything.

  • @GeordiLaForgery
    @GeordiLaForgery 3 місяці тому +4

    Hi Jacques thanks for all the recipes🙂

  • @Giggiyygoo
    @Giggiyygoo 3 місяці тому +1

    I have 25 tomato plants of all different varieties growing in my backyard. I'll definitely be making this one a lot this year.

  • @lajosszucs4700
    @lajosszucs4700 3 місяці тому +2

    Fantasztikusan egyszerű és nagyszerű vagy. E receptről jut eszem, főzhetnél egy magyar lecsót.

  • @subratamajumdar13
    @subratamajumdar13 3 місяці тому +1

    Everything he does, done with love!

  • @lisabacklund7743
    @lisabacklund7743 Місяць тому

    I made this, and it is delicious. Simple, full of flavor, and so fresh. Thank you, Jacques.

  • @samlovestocook9515
    @samlovestocook9515 Місяць тому

    My very first cook book was his book.i enjoy all you share with all of us here.thank you

  • @MarkAkAMarkinator
    @MarkAkAMarkinator 3 місяці тому +3

    Master at work, excellent and simple

  • @jeffrey-ye9qv
    @jeffrey-ye9qv Місяць тому

    world treasure, this man is

  • @dennybean4009
    @dennybean4009 3 місяці тому +2

    So quick to make. Looks delicious! Can't wait to try it. Thank you Chef! 👍

  • @robertwood5276
    @robertwood5276 3 місяці тому +2

    What a genius.

  • @devdroid9606
    @devdroid9606 3 місяці тому +1

    Wonderful with a nice piece of grilled fish.

  • @fabricetremblay9023
    @fabricetremblay9023 3 місяці тому +2

    Merci Chef Pépin !!!

  • @marycirimele9172
    @marycirimele9172 2 місяці тому +1

    I make this a lot… I never knew it had a proper name… I just call it fresh sauce! 😊

  • @harriettekeely7063
    @harriettekeely7063 2 місяці тому

    One of my all time favorites ❤

  • @usaneebeilles9510
    @usaneebeilles9510 2 місяці тому

    I can't thank you enough for sharing this episode. Appreciated.
    Most of all,
    my admiration and respect for M.pepin for sharing his knowledge/experiences. As always.
    We wish him good health. A happiness.

  • @cliffordbodine5834
    @cliffordbodine5834 2 місяці тому

    Jacques Pepin - Still doing it like a boss!

  • @owenconnolly3041
    @owenconnolly3041 3 місяці тому

    Thank you Chef !! I will try it this today !!

  • @williamwilliams7706
    @williamwilliams7706 2 місяці тому

    Simple and delicious. That's how I make mine. I need to try the thyme and butter

  • @Jetsetfastfood
    @Jetsetfastfood 2 місяці тому

    I love this man!

  • @tonyd1149
    @tonyd1149 2 місяці тому

    Delicious. Thank you Chef.

  • @chrisg2779
    @chrisg2779 3 місяці тому +1

    Like many others have said. I would happily watch him boil water.

  • @fm7319
    @fm7319 3 місяці тому +5

    Add a bit of anchovy paste to give the tomato sauce a boost of flavor.

    • @sianwarwick633
      @sianwarwick633 3 дні тому +1

      No. Way. This is a tomato🍅sauce

    • @fm7319
      @fm7319 3 дні тому

      @@sianwarwick633 try a little squirt of anchovy paste and then tell me no way;)
      Hey, I say you’ll be swayed to say “way!”

  • @Gonefishing6572
    @Gonefishing6572 2 місяці тому

    Love and respect Sir 🙌 ❤. From you I over the years have learned a happy life is ,Good friends, Good Wines 🍷 and Amazingly good Food. Thank you so much for the memories ❤ 😊

  • @Golden-Lady
    @Golden-Lady 2 місяці тому

    This was delicious, simple, and easy. Thanks for airing the video!

  • @1grumppa
    @1grumppa Місяць тому

    I wanna cook with this Gentleman.

  • @bacchuslax7967
    @bacchuslax7967 3 місяці тому +1

    See those sponges?! I use the same! Never felt more like a pro

  • @elpd46
    @elpd46 2 місяці тому

    The Master!

  • @yolakin8210
    @yolakin8210 2 місяці тому

    Love this gentleman❤

  • @drumchapelboy
    @drumchapelboy Місяць тому

    great quick recipe make it most weeks I add pasata to bulk it up a bit.

  • @mariehud7382
    @mariehud7382 3 місяці тому +1

    I do this same thing all the time

  • @schifoso
    @schifoso 2 місяці тому

    Ship the thyme and use basil instead. Then add a small piece of beef bullion. Yum.

  • @Marcel-Marcel
    @Marcel-Marcel 3 місяці тому +2

    I was waiting for the butter to make an entrance 😂

    • @josephgiustiniani2834
      @josephgiustiniani2834 Місяць тому

      .................. He's French...! I now add butter to my family sauce. It really makes a difference.

  • @dougbrady5955
    @dougbrady5955 3 місяці тому +1

    I love his videos because he makes small mistakes - like not enough water on the blanch - and just gives a good “anyways” and moves on.

  • @bristolfashion4421
    @bristolfashion4421 25 днів тому

    Nice! Maybe I’m a little bit surprised that M. Pépin doesn't use an old-fashioned Mouli but hey - he knows best 😊

  • @terrypotts7575
    @terrypotts7575 2 місяці тому

    I love him too!

  • @SylwiaPawlak-j8q
    @SylwiaPawlak-j8q Місяць тому

    Great recipe! Girls, only cook like this!

  • @garrygosney2455
    @garrygosney2455 3 місяці тому

    Love your cooking

  • @slylataupe4272
    @slylataupe4272 2 місяці тому

    That is good. Now, if you want more deep in the sauce you have to cook it covered at low heat for 30 minutes, and also in my restaurant for more freshness taste we prefer to add a branch of minced celery with the onion, and we add 10 leafs of Basilic 5 minutes prior to the end of cooking time. Enjoy 😊

  • @uog293
    @uog293 2 місяці тому +1

    Even this guy could be our president

  • @retlasm
    @retlasm 8 днів тому

    Hi Tima Salter! My name is Mel Salter from Colorado.

  • @12yingyang
    @12yingyang 29 днів тому

    That realy is the right way from fresh tomatoes. Ged rid of the skin, the seeds.

  • @pskully57
    @pskully57 3 місяці тому +1

    That's a cool way to do it when you are making a small batch.

    • @GRIFTYRODRIGUEZ
      @GRIFTYRODRIGUEZ 3 місяці тому +3

      lmao dudes in the comments talking like they know better than Jaques Fucking Pepin

  • @matter3232
    @matter3232 3 місяці тому

    I like how the seeds were removed.

  • @ronl7131
    @ronl7131 3 місяці тому

    Yummmmm

  • @DwightStJohn-t7y
    @DwightStJohn-t7y 21 день тому

    i have a salsa tomato and need to save the seeds anyway: a neighbour gave the seeds to my brother........forty years ago. they are almost like a persimmon and reg. size but remind me of cherry tomatoes: tangy. so saving the seeds is a no brainer pour moi.

  • @lisab1419
    @lisab1419 Місяць тому

    Used to watch his cooking shows on TV. Eventually they stopped airing them. A very sad day 😢

  • @Robert-yj2fu
    @Robert-yj2fu 3 місяці тому

    Anybody know what is this awesome pan Mr Pépin is using? 🙏

  • @kevinsnyder8448
    @kevinsnyder8448 9 днів тому

    Yoh!!!

  • @Beedee664
    @Beedee664 2 місяці тому

  • @SpaceMiner007
    @SpaceMiner007 3 місяці тому

    After a short blanching, l always put the tomatoes into an ice bath.

  • @gbarrettomates
    @gbarrettomates 27 днів тому

    How do I get rid of the brutal acid reflux from the tomato slice turning 38?

  • @propertypros3187
    @propertypros3187 Місяць тому

    Damn it Jacques. You've inspired me unexpectedly to cook more and alongside my lovely wife!
    And happy cooking it shall be! To your health sir...

  • @pigoff123
    @pigoff123 Місяць тому

    My brother adds carrots to his tomato sauce. I can't use tomato pieces in mine or the guys won't eat it.😊

  • @cookinrelaxin45
    @cookinrelaxin45 2 місяці тому

    "A little piece of butter"

  • @michel9100
    @michel9100 3 місяці тому +3

    My Mother put some sugar ....huuummm

    • @user61920
      @user61920 3 місяці тому +3

      Imo it helps a lot, but my theory is it's because I typically use lower quality tomatoes. Italians freak out when someone adds sugar but they have higher quality tomatoes.

    • @L.Spencer
      @L.Spencer 3 місяці тому

      @@user61920 I didn't know how Italians feel about it, but I know I don't like to add sugar. I love the acidic taste. I like to make entomatadas!

  • @positivelynegative9149
    @positivelynegative9149 3 місяці тому

    🙂👍

  • @robertbentzel8105
    @robertbentzel8105 4 дні тому

    Butter huh? Didn’t know

  • @gennadymeltser5146
    @gennadymeltser5146 3 місяці тому

    🤝🤝

  • @chrigicat
    @chrigicat Місяць тому

    Why would someone add butter in a Tomato sauce? Why?

  • @NessunaOffesa
    @NessunaOffesa Місяць тому

    No need for butter. Rest is ok, traditional tomato sauce.

  • @danielserrano591
    @danielserrano591 Місяць тому

    book buk

  • @Maria-r4h6m
    @Maria-r4h6m 11 днів тому

    Johnson Kevin Rodriguez Eric Lee Linda

  • @grzmotnydespota3261
    @grzmotnydespota3261 2 місяці тому

    ! ! !

  • @AdamBechtol
    @AdamBechtol 3 місяці тому

    :)

  • @xpEddie
    @xpEddie 2 місяці тому

    why does the tomato sauce look like water with tomato pieces in it?

  • @danielserrano591
    @danielserrano591 Місяць тому

    pare

  • @petercrossley1069
    @petercrossley1069 Місяць тому

    Quit the sugar. No no no!

  • @generic53
    @generic53 3 місяці тому +1

    You guys could be making A LOT more money off his vids if you would post them more often during the week. Why wouldn't you do that?

  • @davidpalmer7175
    @davidpalmer7175 3 місяці тому

    Meh!

  • @snowy7568
    @snowy7568 2 місяці тому

    Rubbish, the inside of a Tommy is seeds and water which I can understand if you discard it but the skin is full of flavour as it's been in the sun for months..it all depends on the quality of the tomatoes.

    • @royshalev1247
      @royshalev1247 2 місяці тому

      What Pepin forgot, you still don't know

  • @aemiliadelroba4022
    @aemiliadelroba4022 3 місяці тому +1

    I hope you are not feeding that sauce to other people.
    😮

    • @davidbarnett8617
      @davidbarnett8617 3 місяці тому

      And why not? You could learn a lot from Chef.

    • @aemiliadelroba4022
      @aemiliadelroba4022 3 місяці тому

      @@davidbarnett8617
      Putting your hand in food and sauce when you are presenting it to your whoever like that ( not hygienic) not good enough for me ,
      maybe you can eat s*^% from chef like that but I can’t .

    • @davidbarnett8617
      @davidbarnett8617 3 місяці тому

      @@aemiliadelroba4022 You clearly have no idea how a kitchen works.

    • @aemiliadelroba4022
      @aemiliadelroba4022 3 місяці тому

      @@davidbarnett8617
      and you clearly mix your germs and your food 🥘 but you don’t care .
      People forget how we get COVID and Salmonella food poisoning.

  • @RS-yd2bp
    @RS-yd2bp 3 місяці тому +142

    I love this man. Ive met him! Total and complete class act and gentleman. These videos were my introduction into cooking and awoken a passion in me I didnt know I had. He knows how to make the most complicated dishes and sauces in the world yet has no quarrels about using a hot dog or slice of processed chesse in a dish. I could watch him boil water all day in awe.

    • @joannaedwards6325
      @joannaedwards6325 3 місяці тому +10

      I'm envious that you've met J.P. Have had a healthy crush on Chef for over 20 years. Love everything about him....looks, voice, mannerisms, his great love he had for his late wife, sense of humor and how he interacts with his family & friends....not to mention his vast expertise of preparing, cooking and serving food and his art work.❤❤

    • @duncansutherland47
      @duncansutherland47 3 місяці тому +4

      Me too! 😊

    • @sheltiepeas
      @sheltiepeas 3 місяці тому +2

      So lucky you got to meet him! 😊❤

    • @Kodakcompactdisc
      @Kodakcompactdisc 3 місяці тому +3

      Sounds a bit like me 👍🏼

    • @amberrundell
      @amberrundell 3 місяці тому +2

      I love him he’s amazing I have watched him on pbs my hole life I’ve always wanted to meet him❤

  • @julietaaboka3285
    @julietaaboka3285 3 місяці тому +13

    Perfect! Just In Time little video for the new summer tomatoes! Love from Bulgaria! I have no other words to express how I feel watching and listening to this man preparing food!

  • @samcooke2742
    @samcooke2742 3 місяці тому +13

    You can see a beautiful lifetime of work in his hands. The spirit of the joie de vivre.

  • @michaelolivadoti9991
    @michaelolivadoti9991 3 місяці тому +15

    I also have met him! The fastest 27 minutes and 34 seconds of my life, he is most definitely as humble as they came. He is great full for every one of his fans! Or as he calls us his students!!.

  • @morrismonet3554
    @morrismonet3554 2 місяці тому +5

    Take that fresh tomato sauce, add lots of fresh basil and dump in a pound of bay scallops. Pour over thin spaghetti or linguini and it's an amazing quick dinner.