For most things you cook, you really can’t do without tomato sauce. During winter, they are on the market, but not quite as tasty, nor as juicy. Plus their price goes up as their quality goes down, so we mostly resort to canned products. But we can make these at home, from good quality vegetables, maybe grown in our own garden, to preserve some of that great summer flavor. Here are three recipes for canned tomatoes overwinter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Organic,\u00a0additive-free recipe<\/h2>\n

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• 10\u00a0kilos organic tomatoes<\/li>\n
• 2 garlic heads<\/li>\n
• 100 grams fresh basil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Wash the tomatoes (optionally peel them), cut them into large pieces and put them in sterilized jars. Fill them up with compact content, not leaving air gaps, but not pressing too hard either. Add 2 – 3 garlic cloves and a few fresh basil leaves on top.<\/p>\n

  Then place all the jars on a cloth towel in a large pot, pour in water up to the lids and start boiling. Let them boil for 15 – 20 minutes, then turn off the heat. Cover the pot with aluminium foil or a lid and leave the jars in the hot water for the night. The next day, you can take them out, dry and label them and keep them in your pantry for the months to come.<\/p>\n

  Canned tomatoes overwinter.\u00a0Marinara sauce<\/h2>\n

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  • 8\u00a0kilos tomatoes<\/li>\n
  • 1\u00a0cup minced onion<\/li>\n
  • 5\u00a0garlic cloves, minced<\/li>\n
  • 2\u00a0teaspoons olive oil<\/li>\n
  • 1 tablespoon of salt<\/li>\n
  • 1\/4\u00a0cup of fresh basil, finely chopped<\/li>\n
  • 1\/4\u00a0cup parsley, finely chopped<\/li>\n
  • 3\/4\u00a0cup lemon juice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Take a large pot and cook the onion and garlic in oil and salt until they turn golden. Then add the chopped tomatoes and let them boil for 15 – 20 minutes, until they soften. Now use a fine sifter or a bolt to separate the seeds and peels. Once you have just the pulp, but it back into the pot and add the basil and parsley. Boil until the quantity is reduced by a third or even half.<\/p>\n

    Half an hour before it’s done, get some hot water ready in a pot. Pour the sauce into jars, after pouring\u00a03 tablespoons of lemon juice in each one, then seal them and boil them for another 30 minutes in the hot water.<\/p>\n

    See HERE<\/a> the recipe for sun dried tomatoes canned in olive oil.<\/h2>\n

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