Mart's super tomato sauce

About

This is a simple, great multi-purpose sauce, It can be used in many dishes such as chilli con carne, lasagna, as pasta sauce, pizza base, or many others you may want to try.  

The original recipe I found was for tinned tomato's but I've adapted it for my annual glut of greenhouse tomato's and made a few other changes as well.

Skin and take the green top out of the tomato's and freeze them as they become available, the big white tub below is an ice cream carton and has 4 kilo's of tom's in, I had four of these by the end of last years season.

Ingredients

(The 7 packs on the right of picture are the finished product)

Olive oil 2 fl oz  (USA 1/4 cup)

Medium Onions 3  (Sliced)

Garlic cloves 2 to 6 (I use 1/2 a bulb)

Tomato's (fresh or frozen) 8lb 12oz or 4 Kilo (big tub full)

Tomato puree 900g (Sainsbury's do a 300g jar) (36 oz)

Brown sugar 3 Tablespoons (Rounded)

Oregano (dry) 1 Tablespoon

Basil (dry) 4 teaspoons

Black pepper 1 teaspoon

Salt 4 teaspoons

Method

Add the oil and chopped onions and pressed garlic to a large pan and fry until half softened.

Stir as it cooks as I found the garlic may stick to the bottom of the pan

Add the onions and all other ingredients to a large pan, bring to the boil and then

simmer for two hours, stirring occasionally.

During this time the sauce will reduce, you will need a lid part on in the later stages as when it nears completion as it will "ploop" over the cooker.

Leave to cool and then ladle into suitable containers and freeze.

I use these oblong tubs as they pack better.

250 ml is good used with pasta for one. (Try adding a chopped breast of chicken, bacon and a tablespoon of creme fraiche)

The larger tubs are 600 and 750 ml But any will do.

I make about four batches of this a year

ENJOY