Best ever HOMEMADE ROASTED TOMATO 🍅 SAUCE!
This recipe is one of my kitchen basics, and I use this sauce for so many things. My freezer is also stocked, especially in the summer time when the local tomatoes are really at their best (sun kissed and fresh).
ENJOY.. ❤️ Jules x
Recipe
Makes 1 litre
Prep 20 minutes
Cook 45 min - 1 hour
Oven 200°C
Ingredients
A heavy 2 kg ruby red tomatoes
- washed and cut in half
4-5 cloves of garlic
- cut into quarters
Extra virgin olive oil
- heavy glug
Sea salt flakes
- large pinch
Fresh coarsely ground black pepper
- heavy grind all over
Instructions
Prepare tomatoes:
01
Wash well and remove any green stalks. Cut in half.
Roast:
02
Place each half in a lightly oiled roasting pan. Stack tightly together (see pic). Insert garlic slivers into the flesh of the tomatoes, season well with sea salt and black pepper and finely a heavy 'glug' of lovely olive oil.
03
Roast in a hot oven until softened well cooked. Remove from the oven, and allow to cool in its juices etc.
To make sauce:
04
When the tomatoes are cool enough to handle, with a large spoon lift out and by hand remove the skin, then place into a bowl with the garlic.
05
Finally, either using an electric blender or a machine, blend altogether to form a smooth, thick sauce. Check the seasoning and if all good, use as required.
JULES TIPS
Always try to buy the deepest red tomatoes available, for they determine the final colour. When you remove the skins after cooking, fingers are the best tool and not a problem to let the tomato juices drip into the bowl through your fingers whilst you do this plus if the tomato begins to fall apart also, do not worry. Best to remove the hard stalk end if its too tough. Finally only add the pan juices at the end after blending, often tomatoes have a naturally higher water content and the secret of this sauce is to keep it thick, so be careful at this stage and monitor how much 'juice' rises to the top. Add the garlic for a true 'Italian' taste.
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