Simply Tomato Sauce

This is Matt Preston’s recipe, thank you Matt it’s simply yum!

 

Ingredients

2.5kg ripe tomatoes, coarsely chopped 

2 large onions, coarsely chopped

10 whole cloves

10 whole allspice berries

1 Tbsp sweet paprika

1 clove garlic, sliced

1/2 cinnamon stick

2 Tbsp salt

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 cups (clear) white malt vinegar or cider vinegar

Method

Place tomato, onion, cloves, berries, paprika, garlic, cinnamon and salt in a large saucepan over medium heat. Bring to the boil. Simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour or until the tomato breaks down and is tender.

Add the sugar and vinegar. Simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for a further hour or so until mixture reduces, thickens and is of a saucy consistency. Adjust seasoning.

Strain mixture through a coarse sieve into a large bowl, in batches, pressing down strongly to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard solids. Pour hot mixture into sterilised bottles. Seal. Store in a cool, dark place until ready to use. Once opened, store in the fridge.

Chook’s note:  rather than strain it, I simply blitzed it (after removing the cinnamon stick and allspice berries rather than straining it), I was feeling lazy.