Garden Fresh Tomato Sauce

When your garden is overloading you with the fresh rich jewels , tomatoes. This a recipe to use up those tomatoes.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 2 1/2 cups

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon olive oil
• 3  garlic cloves
• 3  lbs tomatoes
• 1⁄8 teaspoon sugar
•  basil
•  salt
•  pepper

Directions

1. Heat oil in nonstick frying pan and add minced garlic. Cook about 1 minute. If you have a food mill just quarter tomatoes , if you don't peel, seed and dice. . Add tomatoes to pan with sugar and 1/2 teaspoon basil and 1/2 teaspoon salt and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium low and cook 20-30 minutes stirring often so as not to stick. If tomatoes very juicy might take longer. Toward the end taste add more seasoning if needed.
2. Pulse the sauce in a food processor with a steel blade. If using a food mill put through medium blade.