The summer has come to a close and yet my tomato plant outside has just now decided that it's ready to produce red tomatoes. I have had large green tomatoes on my plant for weeks now and they have finally all turned red at once. This is definitely a good problem to have though! Tomatoes are so versatile and can be made into so many yummy things!
I instantly knew that I wanted to try my hand at a fresh tomato sauce for spaghetti. After asking around on social media and researching a lot of different recipes, I decided to just go for it and make my own concoction. The results turned out great! I still plan on making more with different recipes because I have quite a few tomatoes and want to be able to can it.
I instantly knew that I wanted to try my hand at a fresh tomato sauce for spaghetti. After asking around on social media and researching a lot of different recipes, I decided to just go for it and make my own concoction. The results turned out great! I still plan on making more with different recipes because I have quite a few tomatoes and want to be able to can it.
For this sauce, I used 8 vine ripe tomatoes. I simply diced the and chopped up a handful of basil in my garden and placed them in a large pot to cook down. I didn't not skin or deseed the tomatoes, like many of the recipes instructed me to do, and honestly I don't think I needed to. For this sauce, however, I was wanting a chunkier texture, so not getting rid of the skin and seeds probably didn't matter. When I make sauce to can and freeze, I plan on doing these steps. While the tomatoes and basil cooked, I sauteed a few cloves of minced garlic and a large white onion (diced) in some olive oil until translucent. Once finished, I added the onions and garlic to the tomato and basil pot. I added salt, pepper, and a couple tablespoons of white sugar to the mix and gave it a stir. I added sugar because tomatoes can be very acidic and the sugar helps to cut down the acid and (obviously) adds a sweetness that I really like. Then I put it on low heat and let it simmer for a couple of hours! The sauce was absolutely delicious and sooooo fresh. This recipe made enough sauce for my husband and I and then leftovers. So probably 4 servings in the end. Now that I've done fresh tomato sauce, there really IS a huge difference between that and the bottled stuff. I can't say I'll never use bottles again because they are definitely convenient, but I'll just say that I'll be making this sauce a lot more in the future. Hope you enjoy! Let me know if you try it!
