As summer comes to an end, I have now almost harvested all
of my tomatoes. There are still a few left in the garden,
but in all I have got a great crop which I am very proud
of. So now it is time to start thinking what to do with
them.
If I left it to my husband, he would eat them all, so I
have had to hide most of them so that I still have some
that I can use.
For this article I thought I would explain how to make a
Tomato sauce for a Pizza or Pasta.
What you will need is:
* 1 Tablespoon of Olive oil
* Some Cloves of garlic (1-3) depends on your taste
* A good hand full of Basil / or a mixture of Oregano,
Marjoram and Basil
* 2 Onions
* 2 lbs (1.5kg) your own Plum tomatoes
* Salt and pepper
First of all, heat the olive oil on a low heat in a large
heavy bottomed saucepan. I have actually got a large Wok
which I know is for cooking Chinese, but it is brilliant as
a general use saucepan.
Now add the chopped onions, stirring to make sure that the
onions are coated. Leave them to simmer slowly until
translucent.
Add in garlic and turn through the onions. Leave for about
2 minutes or so.
Add the chopped fresh tomatoes. Stir through to cover with
the oil and then leave for about five minutes over a low
heat.
When the mixture is simmering add the chopped herbs.
Leave the sauce to simmer over a low heat until the
tomatoes fall apart.
Simmer very gently for about an hour until the sauce has
reduced and thickened. Make sure you stir to prevent it
sticking.
Add water if it thickens too much.
After an hour, taste, and add salt and pepper if needed
before removing from the heat.
It needs to cook for an hour to intensify the flavours. At
this point you can add whatever variations you fancy. You
can add it to mince for a Bolognaise sauce or thickening it
so it can be used on pizza bases.
This also freezes well. I tend you use those freeze bags
from the Supermarket, leave them to cool and then put them
in the freezer
If you make a large batch you can make family sized
portions or individual portions that you can use at other
times which is always a bonus. You can make out when your
partner comes home, that you have spent hours preparing
these sauces.
After you have made your own Tomato sauce, you will find
that you will never use a tin of tomatoes from the
supermarket again
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Leslie Pirrie is an expert tomato grower. If you want learn
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