Sicilian Tomato Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 kg very ripe roma tomatoes
• 2 small onions, chopped
• 8 garlic cloves
• 5 tablespoons oil
• 1 1/2 cups torn basil leaves
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 place tomatoes, onion and 6 of the garlic cloves in a large non reactive pan.
• 2 place pan over medium heat with the lid slightly ajar and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• 3 remove from heat and press sauce through a sieve or food mill.
• 4 finely chop remaining garlic and gently cook in oil just lightly until you can smell a garlic smell, remove from heat and stir in the sieved tomato mixture.
• 5 add the basil leaves salt and sugar and simmer for a further 10 minutes, at this stage taste and add more salt if required.
• 6 serve or bottle in sterilized bottles and seal or cool and freeze.
• 7 tips~
• 8 end of the season tomatoes have a richer taste for sauces.
• 9 use stainless steel ceramic or cast iron pots to prevent reaction to the tomatoes.
• 10 place wooden spoon under lid to keep it propped ajar.