Sicilian Tomato Sauce

This is a fantastic sauce to make with end of season Tomatoes. A great recipe to serve with pasta which can be bottled or frozen for later use. Cut down the garlic of you want but I think its just right as is! This can be bottled but please sterilize the bottles well as per instructions.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Yields: 1 1/2 Litre

Ingredients

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

Directions

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.