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I wish that I was able to take credit for this amazing way to make tomato sauce, but it was a coworker a few years back who shared this with me. He shared how to prep the fresh tomatoes.
Nothing says that summer is coming to an end, then when I go off and make my home made tomato sauce. Nearby I go to the Chesterfield Berry Farm to purchase 25 lb boxes of tomatoes. I prefer to use the roma or plum tomatoes. I used 1.5 boxes to get 5 quart bags of sauce.
Nothing says that summer is coming to an end, then when I go off and make my home made tomato sauce. Nearby I go to the Chesterfield Berry Farm to purchase 25 lb boxes of tomatoes. I prefer to use the roma or plum tomatoes. I used 1.5 boxes to get 5 quart bags of sauce.
Normally, this is where the pain part of the process begins with taking off the skins of the tomatoes. I did this process over 2 days because I had lots of other items going on around me, but you can do it within a day.
All you need to do is preheat you oven (yes you heard me, you OVEN) to 350 degrees. Rinse off your tomatoes and then quarter them. If the tomatoes have a lot of liquid in them, scrape them out with your fingers. (obviously wash your hands prior to beginning as you should always before you cook). You then will arrange them on a cookie sheet.
All you need to do is preheat you oven (yes you heard me, you OVEN) to 350 degrees. Rinse off your tomatoes and then quarter them. If the tomatoes have a lot of liquid in them, scrape them out with your fingers. (obviously wash your hands prior to beginning as you should always before you cook). You then will arrange them on a cookie sheet.
Then drizzle with olive oil or use a oil mister to mist them. Follow with a generous sprinkle of salt on the tomatoes. Place in the over and roast for about an hour (This will vary, you want to remove as much liquid from the tomatoes that you can)
Remove from the oven and let them cool. Once cool to touch, peel the skins off. Place the tomatoes in a large pot for latter.
Now it is time to add in your other veggies. I like to add Onions, Peppers and Mushrooms to the sauce. Chop them all up and saute in a pan until they are soft.
Now it is time to add in your other veggies. I like to add Onions, Peppers and Mushrooms to the sauce. Chop them all up and saute in a pan until they are soft.
Once done, combine with the tomatoes from earlier. You will want to add spices to taste. We like our sauce sweeter, so we add sugar, salt and Italian seasonings. You probbly wont need to add olive oil since you already added it when you roasted the tomatoes.
Once complete I place in Quart bags and place in the freezer for future use.
Once complete I place in Quart bags and place in the freezer for future use.