When Tyler Met Marcella: a Love Story in the Form of Tomato Sauce and a bonus recipe for Tomato Tonnato

Ingredients

• For the tomato sauce:
• 20-24 ounces small fresh tomatoes, such as sungold
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, microplaned
• 1 tablespoon ponzu or soy sauce
• 1.5 teaspoons maple syrup (sweet soy sauce--the kind in pad se ew--also works here)
• 4 teaspoons spice mix (see below)
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed
• a few healthy sprigs fresh thyme
• olive oil
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 teaspoons wine vinegar (I prefer white but red works just fine, too)
• For the spice mix:
• 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
• 1 tablespoon fennel seed
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon anise seed
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon Morton kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika

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