Last week, when I received my Bracco Farms CSA box, I was a bit overwhelmed with the huge share of gorgeous tomatoes I received. Considering I have a healthy harvest of my own tomatoes, I was a bit weary of what I’d do with all those beauties – I love tomatoes, but one can only consume so many in a week’s time!
The lovely Christa at Bracco Farms, without prompting, must have a read my mind and asked if I needed a quick and easy tomato sauce that freezes well for any extra tomatoes I might have…YES!!!!!!!!!!
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- My CSA Box
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- Chopped Tomatoes
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- Tomato Sauce Ready for Freezer
Here’s a simple sauce recipe Christa shared with me. It was exactly what I was looking for.
Chop the large tomatoes into chunks, the cherry tomatoes into halves and put them all together in a big pot.
Drizzle a fair amount of olive oil (or any oil) over them with some salt. DO NOT COVER OR ADD WATER. Bring to a simmer. Simmer for about ½ hour to release some of the natural water.
Cool and then freeze for the winter!
Please post a comment if you use this simple recipe for your extra harvest tomatoes.
Thanks,
Veronique
Veronique, yes except I skip boiling the tomatoes first altogether. Wash and freeze the tomatoes whole. If there’s any blemishes I cut those off and toss the good part into the bag also. Freeze using freezer bags. Then when you want to make sauce, pop the frozen tomatoes into a big pot and slowly heat up until the tomatoes melt down and turns into sauce. Then add your oil and seasonings. If you don’t like the skin & seeds in your sauce, you can use a food mill to remove them and continue cooking the sauce if it needs to thicken more. Always tastes like fresh from the garden tomato sauce.