Thick, delicious homemade spaghetti sauce recipe made from fresh garden tomatoes.
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Ingredients
6poundstomatoescleaned and skins removed
1Tablespoondried basil
1Tablespoondried oregano
1Tablespoongranulated sugar
1teaspoonsalt
1green pepperdiced
1yellow oniondiced
1Tablespoongarlicdiced
1zucchinisliced
Instructions
Clean tomatoes and remove the skins.
Add tomatoes to a large stockpot. Simmer at medium heat and add all remaining ingredients except for the zucchini. Let simmer for one hour.
In a separate pan, heat olive oil over medium heat and saute the zucchini until golden brown. Add zucchini to tomato sauce.
Using an immersion blender, cream the sauce until smooth or to the texture you prefer.
Continue to simmer until desired consistency, approximately 1 - 2 hours.
Notes
Freeze the tomatoes ahead of time. Simply, cut off the tops of the fresh tomatoes after you clean them. Freeze them separately and then once frozen add to a large freezer bag. When ready to make the sauce, let thaw for 5-8 hours. The skins will slide right off! No boiling to remove the skins!If you don't use the freezer method above, you'll want to get a boiling pot of water going. Add your tomatoes to a clean sink and carefully pour the boiling water over the tomatoes. Let steep for 5 minutes or until the skins start to crack. You can easily remove the skins - carefully! They will be hot.Type of tomatoes to use. I used a combination of what was in my garden from Amish Paste tomatoes to the Big Boy variety. It truly does not matter.