Helen RandellBest Tomato Sauce recipe
February 13th 2009 13:34
It is time to make some tomato sauce from my tomatoes. This recipe is adapted from Maggie Beer's and it the tastiest tomato sauce I have made. I didn't have quite the yield of tomatoes necessary, so reduced the quantities accordingly.
Maggie Beer's Tomato Sauce
5kg vine ripened tomatoes
1kg brown onions
3 cloves garlic
125ml extra virgin olive oil
3 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons paprika
240g soft brown sugar
800ml white-wine vinegar
50g black peppercorns
30g cloves
30g whole allspice
Quarter tomaotes (or halve if using cherry tomates as I did). Peel and roughly chop the onions and thinley slice the garlic.
Put the oil in a non-reactive saucepan then add the tomato, onion and garlic and bring to the boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and cook until all ingredients are very soft.
Blend mixture until it is a semi-smooth pulp. Sprinkle the salt and paprika over the puree than add the sugar and vinegar and stir to combine. Tie the peppercorns, cloves and allspice up in a small square of muslin, then put this into the pot and bring to the simmer. Simmer gently for several hours until the sauce reaches the desired consistency. Remove the muslin bag and pour into hot, sterilised bottles. Allow to cool before sealing, then invert to create a vacuum.
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Once the jar is opened you will need to refrigerate. It is fine to store in the cupboard when you have a vacuum seal.
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For this quantity, you can also add 1g ascorbic acid (vitamin C) as a preservative. That way it lasts even longer, like the commercially produced goods. It also doesn't change the taste.
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I am sorry you didn't enjpy this, but I stand by it as my favourite tomato sauce recipe. One of the great things about cooking is that you can change it to suit your own tastes, so I encourage you to do so.
Other Anon - yes, you can use red wine vinegar instead if you wish (or if that is what you have in the cupboard).
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maybe you need some cooking lessons!!!!
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I would like to print this recipe to try but can't find a print friendly version. Print preview omits half the recipe. Am I missing something? Sorry, my first time to this web-site.
PS: I agree that the negative comments from anon regarding too much sugar are probably thinking of pasta sauce. In Australian we refer to ketchup as tomato sauce.