With my step-by-step preparations, including pictures, you can learn how to create these wonderful recipes in your own kitchen. Serve over your favorite pasta or pasta alternative and freeze or hot water bath can the remainder of the sauce.Italian plums recipes are prized throughout Germany, and I have several ways to use them in baking and other dishes. Simmer further until the sauce reaches your desired consistency and flavor. Add salt and adjust seasoning or acid to suit your taste. Puree with an immersion blender or food processor. Simmer on low until onions and celery are cooked through and plums are broken down, stirring frequently.

Be aware that excessive consumption of plums in any form can have a laxative effect.Ĭombine all ingredients except salt in a large stock pot or slow cooker.

Lemon zest and additional salt may be used as an alternative. To cut down the sweetness enough to mimic tomato sauce I used salt preserved lemons I made months ago. Ingredient amounts were approximated and will likely need to be adjusted based on the sweetness of the plums you’re using. My basic recipe is below, but be aware that I canned this sauce so the recipe makes 4-5 quarts. It looks and tastes more like a classic tomato sauce than the beet based sauce I’ve used in the past.

The sauce turned out much better than I expected. I have an almost endless supply of plums this time of year thanks to my parents trees so I brought home a bucket of them along with onion and celery from their garden. Last week I made an Italian plum based barbecue sauce that tasted surprisingly like tomato based sauces so I decided to experiment. Tomatoes and other nightshade vegetables/fruits currently increase my inflammation and pain levels so I’m always looking for alternatives.

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