volpe/recipes/Soffritto.md

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Soffritto

Ingredients

  • onion 2 parts (~350g)
  • carrots 1 part (~175g)
  • celery 1 part (~175g)
  • olive oil
  • tomato paste/sauce
  • salt to taste

Tools

  • stove top
  • pan
  • knife/food processor

Steps

  • add a layer of oil to pan on medium low heat
  • add all vegetables and stir infrequently till liquids have almost completely evaporated
  • add tomato paste/sauce1
  • salt to taste

Canning

  • place fresh soffrito into canning jars
  • press soffrito into jars to remove all gaps and air pockets
  • leave around 3 to 4cm of space at the top
  • place lid on can and secure gently with ring
  • place can into pressure cooker with 5cm of hot water
  • fasten lid on pressure cooker with the valve open
  • heat on high until steam is released from the valve
  • let pressure cooker steam for 10 minutes
  • close valve and allow the pressure cooker to build pressure
  • when the gauge reads 11 PSI reduce heat to maintain pressure
  • maintain pressure for 25 minutes
  • remove from heat and allow cooker to depressurize without opening valve (~45 minutes)
  • open valve to allow remaining steam to vent for 2 minutes
  • remove lid
  • remove jars and allow to cool

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  1. if using sauce reduce again ↩︎