Home Made Tomato Sauce is perfect for those of us who have food sensitivities. When tomatoes are in full season, like now, I collect tomatoes, even buy a box or two from the roadside or markets, and make my own mix and store them in the pantry for future use. The following recipe is a proven one, however, I tend to reduce the sugar to 1 cup as it tends to be a little sweet. (depending what you are wanting to use for ) Great for spaghetti sauce, and pizza bases.
Recipe :
- 2 1/2 kg Tomatoes – chopped coarsely
- 2 large Onions – chopped coarsely
- 10 whole Cloves
- 10 Allspice Berries
- 1 tablespoon sweet Paprika
- 1 clove Garlic
- 1/2 Cinnamon stick
- 2 tablespoons Salt
- 1 1/2 cups Sugar
- 2 cups white Malt Vinegar
- In large saucepan – place tomatoes, onions, cloves, berries, paprika, garlic, cinnamon, and salt. Bring to boil over medium heat. Simmer uncovered for 1 hour or until tomato is super tender
- Add sugar and vinegar. Simmer uncovered for a further one hour and 15 minutes or until mixture reduces, thickens and is of saucy consistency. Season to taste.
- Strain through coarse sieve into large bowl, pressing through to extract as much as possible.
- Pour hot mixture into bottles. Seal and store in cool dark place. Place in fridge once opened.