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How to make a tomato pasta sauce with fresh tomatoes? You could either use regular tomatoes or cherry tomatoes and boiling it is the simplest way of making tomato sauce.

Tomatoes are one of the easiest vegetables to grow. You could even extend it on your backyard, porch or the balcony as long as you have soil. Check out this link on how to grow your tomato tree.

Although there are many tomatoes, you could choose from any of these. Cherry tomatoes are most common. This versatile vegetable can be an ingredient to one of your favourite dishes.

If you want to make a homemade tomato pasta sauce for your favourite pasta dish using fresh tomatoes, you came across the right path.

Some of us are maybe far from the grocery stores and are lazy enough to travel to buy a tomato sauce for your pasta dish.

So, why not make your tomato sauce? I hope those tomatoes come from your garden. If not, you can still make use of your tomatoes that you have. please read here how to make pasta sauce with passata.

Are you ready to embark the journey of a sauce maker? If yes, then let's get on with it!

 

How To Choose Tomatoes?

Tomatoes come in many varieties. There are Atkinson, Cherry, Arkansas Traveler Heirloom tomato and many more.

So how would you choose a tomato that is right for you?

 

·      Plant size

Consider the tomato's plant size. You will have to make a room in growing your tomatoes so it's best to find the right size that may suit your free space at home.

 

·      Kitchen usage

Since we will use it for sauce, find the best variety of tomatoes that may suit your taste. Some of it is San Marzano, Super sauce, and more.

 

·      Benefits

Consider the benefits what a tomato could bring to you. They are a great source of potassium and many minerals that is good for your heart health.

They can help in reducing the risk of inducing heart diseases, cancers and many more.

 

Tomato Pasta Sauce

So, how to make a tomato pasta sauce with fresh tomatoes?

Just follow these few simple steps, and you will have your homemade tomato sauce in no time. please read here what to do with leftover pasta.

 

Step #1. Preparation

First is to prepare the ingredients that you will need.

• A small onion
• 3kg cherry tomatoes
• 2 garlic cloves
• Basil (Fresh)
• Salt
• Sugar
• Baking Soda

After preparing all the ingredients necessary, we will first prepare the tomatoes before we cook it.

We will be using cherry tomatoes in this one, but it's okay if you have other tomatoes' variants.

Place the tomatoes in a large bowl then add water and baking soda.

Washing vegetables like this will remove pesticides if there are any on the skin of the vegetables that you wash.

Next is to cut them in half and set aside. Cutting the tomatoes in half will help the tomatoes cook faster and will be easier to mash it when it becomes soft.

Mince onions and place the garlic cloves on a skewer. Wash the basil too before you put it on your dish to avoid chemicals on the leaf. please read here how to make pasta bake with mince.

 

Step #2. Cooking

Place the tomatoes in a pot and the onions, sugar, salt and garlic in a skewer. The amount of salt to be added is for you to taste.

Cover the pot with its lid and cook in medium let for about 40 minutes. Let the tomatoes get softer.

After 40 minutes, the tomatoes should be soft enough to crush. Now, set aside the garlic. In the pot, crush the tomatoes.

After crushing the tomatoes, strain it entirely using a strainer. Make sure to remove the skin of the tomatoes. Then allow it to cool.

And there you have it! Your very own tomato sauce made from fresh tomatoes! It is easy to do. You could already use it after you have finished cooking.

All you have to do now is to prepare your pasta and eat it while it's still hot. If you have plenty left, storing it will be appropriate.

Anyway, if you want to have the best tasting pasta, always opt for the best. Try a 100% Italian organic pasta made of durum wheat. 

 

Step #3. Storing

In storing your newly cooked tomato sauce, let it cool first. Then prepare your jar container.

To ensure that your sauce could last up longer than you would want, sterilize the bottle first.

To do this, place the jar bottles with its lid detached in a pot with boiling water. Don't worry the jar won't break.

Move the jar from left to right like stirring, but ensure that the boiling water has thoroughly touched the bottle. Then remove the pot and let it cool.

Doing this will kill the viable bacteria that are lingering inside the jar. These bacteria will be responsible for getting your sauce to spoil. So removing them is the better option.

After sterilizing the jar, you can now pour your tomato sauce into it. To make the sauce last for a month, place the jar with sauce in a pot.

Put kitchen cloths around it so that it won't be damaged and fill it with water. Let it boil for around 30 to 40 minutes at low heat.

After letting it boil, remove the jars and let it cool. And there you have it! You now can store your tomato sauce that could last up to a month.

You can open the jar's lid and shove them in a pan when you want to reheat it and cook it with your pasta.

 

Conclusion

For the record, tomatoes are fruits. However, they are prepared and eaten, just like any vegetables.

How to make a tomato pasta sauce with fresh tomatoes with your grown fruits? The follow the instructions above, and you will be sure to love your favourite pasta dish even more.

Try planting one of these in your garden and enjoy your fruit with your favourite pasta dish.

You will surely come to realize that your own grown fruit is better than commercially available fruits.

You are sure that it will be organic and chemical-free. Own grown tomatoes will not only save you the time to travel but the budget also.

Of course, you can have a delicious tasting pasta if you opt for pasta products from Torre & Olive.