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Classic Freezer Tomato Sauce

A classic and simple homemade tomato sauce with farm fresh ingredients.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 35 minutes
Total Time2 hours 5 minutes
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 16 -20
Author: Tara Noland

Ingredients

  • 10 lbs. roma tomatoes
  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil more for garlic
  • 3 white onions diced
  • 1 each red yellow, green and purple pepper, diced
  • 3 heads of garlic
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Fresh herbs like basil oregano and thyme

Instructions

  • Place tomatoes, in bunches, into hot boiling water for 1 min. Continue until all are done. Gently cut the tops off and peel the tomatoes. Stick your thumb into the underside, away from yourself and into a bowl and squeeze out the juice. Continue until all tomatoes are peeled and juiced. Reserve the juice for drinking if you like, run through a sieve, salt and pepper and chill.
  • Place onions and peppers into a large pot that is heated with the 2 Tbsp. of oil. Saute until tender. Chop the tomatoes and add to the pepper mixture. Salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 1 hour without a lid, stirring occasionally.
  • Meanwhile, slice the top of the garlic off exposing the cloves, drizzle with olive oil and wrap in foil. Bake for 60 min. in a 350 F or until cloves are soft and will squeeze easily out of the head.
  • Add the roasted garlic to the sauce with a large sprig of basil. Tie three sprigs of thyme with three sprigs of oregano together. Place into the sauce and cook for another 30 min. Remove the herbs when done. Blend slightly with a hand immersion blender if desired.
  • Let the sauce cool and divide amongst freezer bags. Freeze flat. Use on your favorite pasta or make into a lasagna etc.