Garden Tomato Sauce
"This garden-fresh tomato sauce is a delicious way to use summer-ripe tomatoes. Or freeze whole tomatoes and make this sauce later on in the winter. Just remove the cores and freeze them whole. Then, turn your frozen tomatoes into a garden-fresh sauce any time of the year. For pizza sauce: In Step 2, cook until thickened to about the consistency of pizza sauce, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Remove from the heat, transfer to a blender, add 2 tablespoons tomato paste and blend until smooth...."
INGREDIENTS
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5 pounds cored whole tomatoes, fresh or frozen
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3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
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2 medium onions, chopped
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4 cloves garlic, minced
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3/4 teaspoon dried basil or 1 tablespoon chopped fresh
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3/4 teaspoon dried thyme or 1 tablespoon chopped fresh
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3/4 teaspoon dried oregano or 1 tablespoon chopped fresh
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1 3/4 teaspoons salt
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1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
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1-2 teaspoons sugar (optional)
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