When life (or your garden) gives you lots of tomatoes, you make tomato sauce! Homemade tomato sauce is so simple to make and has a depth of flavor you just can’t match in a can. Think of those rich, thick tomatoes, that sweet sensuous taste coupled with a hint of garlic and onion to round it out and, man, your tastebuds will dance!  This tomato sauce is the PERFECT base for a soup, or really any Italian/Mexican/Indian dish that utilizes a tomato based sauce.

So check this out…. just get yourself a boatload of tomatoes from your garden, or the farmer’s market or the supermarket – wherever you can find luscious tasty ripe ones – and toss the whole lot of them cored and cut into quarters in a large saucepan. Add a couple onions, a head of garlic cloves and some salt and cook til they’re soft.

A simple puree with an immersion/stick blender and you’re done!  Easy peasy. Look at this fancy swirly action food photo….

After blending, you’ll have a beautiful, nutritious, homemade tomato sauce perfect for your next cooking task.  You can certainly can the sauce, or I usually just freeze it since I use it so fast. Plus, freezing is easier if you have the freezer space. It’s a bit liquidy (not an official word, I know) which makes it awesome for soups.  If you need it thicker for, say, a marinara sauce, cook it longer until it condenses a bit or add some tomato paste to thicken it up.

Homemade Tomato Sauce

 

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Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

45 mins

Total time

50 mins

 

Author: Kari - CookingUpClean

Recipe type: Sauces and Dips

Cuisine: vegetarian, paleo

Serves: about 3 quarts

Ingredients

• 10-12 pounds tomatoes, cored and quartered (this does not need to be exact, just fill up your stock pot nearly to the top!)
• 2 medium onions, quartered
• 1 head of garlic, cloves peeled
• 1 tablespoon pink himalayan salt (or optional to taste)

Instructions

1. Place all ingredients in a large (like 8 quart) stockpot.
2. Stirring occasionally, cook on medium heat until garlic and onions are softened.
3. Puree until smooth.

Notes

If you're daring, add an habanero to the mix for a slightly spiced sauce.
Sauce can be frozen or canned.
To can via water bath, add 1 Tbsp lemon juice to each pint or 2 Tbsp lemon juice to quarts. Fill sterile jars with sauce to ½" headspace. Wipe rim, add lid and ring until finger tight. Submerge in boiling water 35 minutes for pints, 40 minutes for quarts. Let cool for 12-24 hours and be sure each jar has sealed before storing.

Yield will vary on how long you cook the sauce.

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 1 cup Calories: 60 Fat: 1g Carbohydrates: 13g Sodium: 49mg Fiber: 4g Protein: 3g

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