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Tomato Sauce
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Tomato Sauce
Recipe Amount:
4 cups
Serving Size:
1 cup
Sodium per Serving (mg):
25
This basic tomato can be used right away or is an ideal recipe for canning tomato sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 Tbl Olive Oil
- 4 lbs Tomatoes - Can use any fresh tomatoes, cut up.
- 1 Onion - Chopped
- 12 Garlic Clove - Minced
Preparation
Step 1:
Heat oil in a large saucepan or dutch oven over medium high heat. Add onions and cook until soft. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add tomatoes to the pot and bring to a boil. Lower heat to medium and cover pot.
Step 2:
After about 30 minutes, tomatoes should be soft with the skins falling off. Turn off heat and let cool.
Step 3:
Run tomatoes through a food mill and make sure to scrap off and incorporate the tomato pulp underneath. That is the good part. Add tomato liquid back to the pot and bring to a boil. Turn heat down to medium and cook uncovered until sauce is 4 cups or desired consistency, about 1 hour.
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Variations
Add herbs for more flavor such as basil or oregano. For more spice add crushed red pepper flakes or hot peppers.
Additional Notes
To can the tomato sauce: In sterilized pint jars, add 1/4 tsp of citric acid and fill the rest with tomato sauce. Process in a water bath for 45 minutes.
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Estimated Nutritional Information:
Serving Size:
1 cup
Calories (kCal):
144
Fat (g):
4
Cholesterol (mg):
0
Sugar (g):
16
Protein (g):
6
Fiber (g):
6
Sodium (mg):
25
Potassium (mg):
1195