Freezer Tomato Sauce with Sumac

Pot of ingredients for making low carb freezer tomato sauce with fresh tomatoes from Heathglen Farm

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Freezer Tomato Sauce with Sumac

A freezer tomato sauce made from fresh heirloom tomatoes, simmered with basil, thyme, garlic, and sumac, my secret ingredient, then run through a food mill and frozen in ziplock bags for winter. Makes about 8 cups.

Prep Time20

Cook Time1

Course: Sauce

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: (1 cup each)

Calories: 112kcal

Author: Dorothy Stainbrook

Equipment

Ingredients

7 lbs fresh tomatoes
1 large onion
2-4 cloves garlic
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 cup fresh basil leaves
3 sprigs fresh thyme
1 tsp 1 tsp crushed red pepper or hot chile powder.
1 tsp salt
2 tsp sumac

Instructions

Coarsely chop tomatoes, onion and garlic
7 lbs fresh tomatoes, 1 large onion, 2-4 cloves garlic
Add olive oil to dutch oven or large pot and heat up over medium heat. Add onions and saute about 5 minutes or until soft and golden. Add garlic for last 30 seconds
2 Tbsp olive oil
Add tomatoes, herbs and spices and bring to a simmer over medium high heat. Lower heat and simmer for about 1 hour
1 cup fresh basil leaves, 3 sprigs fresh thyme, 1 tsp 1 tsp crushed red pepper or hot chile powder., 1 tsp salt, 2 tsp sumac
Optional: Cool slightly and add a cup of the sauce to the food mill situated over a bowl. Turn the food mill to grind the tomato peels, seeds and pulp, releasing the sauce to the bowl below the food mill.
If you want to leave the sauce more rustic, you don’t have to run it through the food mill. The tomato peels are the main problem, as they can put people off the texture.
You could just pull the peels out with tongs as it is cooling. Alternatively you can peel the tomatoes ahead of time, but you will lose some of the intensity of flavor.
Cool the sauce, then refrigerate it within 2 hours until cold. Pour into freezer bags, squeeze out the air, label with the date, and freeze flat in ziplock bags.

Notes

Notes:

For three flavors, make one batch per color (see text for more details on varieties and flavor differences

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