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Tomato Sauce

Mum's homemade tomato sauce.

Tomato Sauce

Info

  • Difficulty

  • Servings

    2 litres

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Ingredients

  • 3 kg

    Tomatoes, firm, ripe, roughly chopped. You can use over ripe ones but it will take a lot longer to cook.

  • 2

    Onions, medium size. Peeled and roughly chopped.

  • 5

    Apples, medium, unpeeled, cored & chopped

  • 1¾ cups

    White Vinegar

  • 2 tbsp

    Salt

  • 750 g

    Sugar

  • ½ tsp

    Pepper

  • ¼ cup

    Lemon Juice

  • 1 tsp

    Ground Cloves

  • 1 tsp

    Ground Allspice

  • 1 tsp

    Ground Ginger

  • Lemon Rind, Thinly peeled from 1 lemon.

Method

  1. Put the tomatoes, onions and apples into a large pot.
  2. Cover and bring to the boil.
  3. Reduce heat and simmer for ½ hour until the apples are squishy.
  4. Let cool for a short time and the push mix through a sieve or mouli.
  5. Return to pot and add all remaining ingredients.
  6. Stir over until the sugar melts.
  7. Boil gently for 1 ½ hours until the sauce reduces and thickens. Leave longer if the tomatoes were very ripe.
  8. Remove lemon rind, pour into sterilized bottles and seal.
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