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homemade Tomato sauce cooking on the stove in the Edible Garden Girls kitchen

Homemade Fresh Tomato Sauce Recipe

Hilary Schwab Edible Garden Girl
Easy fresh garden tomato sauce recipe with just a few ingredients
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Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian

Ingredients
  

  • 8 gallon bags fresh garden tomatoes (frozen)
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 7 cloves fresh garlic
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 2 6-ounce cans tomato paste
  • 3 tbsp salt
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1 bunch fresh basil leaves

Instructions
 

  • Defrost bags of frozen tomatoes; takes about 8-24 hours
  • Remove skin from tomatoes.
  • Process tomatoes through a food mill (to puree flesh of tomatoes and remove seeds and any remaining tomato skin).
  • Separately blend onions, garlic and olive oil in a small blender to make a paste.
  • Add onion mixture to a large pot and simmer for 5 minutes. Add tomato puree to pot and mix in. Bring to a boil then lower temperature to LOW and simmer for 4-6 hours.
  • Once sauce has reduced to about half its volume, add tomato paste, salt, sugar and basil. Stir, and check taste and thickness. Adjust seasonings to taste and continue to cook to desired thickness.
  • Can or freeze sauce in jars for later use.
Keyword Tomato