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Homemade Tomato Sauce Recipe

20/04/2018 by Tilly 5 Comments

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One of my ever first jobs was working in a kitchen as a sandwich prep for an Italian man. He would go the market bright and early every morning to gather the bounty for the day and then come into work and talk about what he got with so much passion”Bella look at this parsley, it is sooo fresh. Smell ittt!! How good does that smell Bella?” Italians know good food and they love to share it.

Whilst working there I learnt to appreciate simple fresh ingredients and how to make them shine on their own. He had me collect all the tomato scraps and put them in a container so that at the end of the day he could make a big batch of fresh tomato sauce for the next day’s pasta.

While I was wondering around my local farmers market, sniffing the oranges and gazing at the size of some of the zucchinis I stumbled upon a box of fresh succulent tomatoes and I knew exactly what I was going to make when I got home. Hint: it’s tomato sauce. 

Pile of fresh tomatoes

Making your own tomato sauce means you know exactly what ingredients are in it, so you can customize it to fit your dietary/health needs and omg have any of you ever tasted freshly made tomato sauce!? Perfecto -my lame attempt at being Italian. It’s no wonder Noonas get such high praise.

Roasting the tomatoes and garlic bulbs bring out these caramelised and sweet tones, adding a layer of depth and flavour to your sauce. I highly recommend doing this for not only this sauce but any time you want to use tomato and garlic.

Roasted tomatoes and garlic for the tomato sauce

You can store this in the fridge for up to 4 days or freeze in portions for up to 6 months

There is always leftover sauce if you don’t have enough to freeze or just don’t wanna, try out my recipe for Healthy Homemade Baked Beans.

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Roasted tomatoes and garlic for the tomato sauce
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Homemade Tomato Sauce
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
1 hr
 

Using fresh tomatoes, roasted with garlic makes this fresh tomato sauce irresistibly good. Use for Spaghetti Bolognese, Pizza Bases, Shakshouka.

Course: Sauce
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Tomato Sauce
Servings: 6
Author: Tilly
Ingredients
  • 1 kg fresh tomatoes
  • 1 head of garlic
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp chilli flakes *
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • 1 tbsp dried basil
  • 1 tbsp marjoram
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
Instructions
  1. Remove the stems of the tomatoes and dice into quarters. Place onto a baking tray with unpeeled garlic cloves. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with the herbs, chilli flakes and sugar. Place into the oven to roast for 40 minutes or until tender. 

  2. Remove from the oven and slip the garlic cloves out of their skin. Add to a blender and blitz until your desired consistency.

Recipe Notes

* add more or less chilli flakes, depending on how hot you like it.ย 


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  1. Natalie

    05/07/2018 at 3:04 pm

    Whenever I have a large amount of fresh tomatoes I make tomato sauce and freeze it. It’s definitely one of the most-used ingredients in my kitchen! You sauce looks delicious!

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  2. Meeta

    05/07/2018 at 3:20 pm

    Having a good tomato sauce to go to is worth gold. I love roasting my tomatoes for the sauce too. Our tomato plants are yielding quite a crop this season!

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  3. Brian Jones

    05/07/2018 at 3:28 pm

    Superb, it is almost the same as the way I make a roasted tomato passata, although I pass my tomatoes through a vegetable mill and then ‘can’ in jars… It lasts for a year ๐Ÿ˜€

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  4. Juli

    05/07/2018 at 4:16 pm

    I love the idea of roasting the tomatoes first, caramelized vegetables are always a hit.

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  5. Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry

    05/07/2018 at 5:57 pm

    Definitely going to have to give this a try – can’t beat homemade sauce!

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