Yia Yia's Fresh Tomato Sauce

Name: Yia Yia's Fresh Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 1 large pot
Ingredients: 5 lbs ripe tomatoes; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 3 tablespoons olive oil; salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Submitted by rockinred

"Amazingly simple, I noticed this recipe in an issue of Edible Boston, a magazine that celebrates local foods and seasonal harvests for the Greater Boston area. The recipe is credited to Taxia Cullen."

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Ready In:: 1hr 40mins
Ingredients:: 4
Yields:: 1 large pot

ingredients

5 lbs ripe tomatoes
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons olive oil
salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

directions

Wash & core the tomatoes.
Place core side up on a cutting board and cut in half so that you have a core half and a bottom half. Pick out all of the seeds from the tomatoes.
Using a box grater, grate the cut sides of the tomatoes until you end up with only the skins. Discard the skins.
Preheat a large saucepan over medium high heat.
Pour in the olive oil and garlic. Stir for 1 minute.
Add all the tomato pulp and bring to a simmer.
Simmer 20-30 minutes to evaporate most of the tomato water.
Season to taste with salt & freshly ground pepper.
OPTIONAL: Let cool completely. Store in individual plastic containers & freeze excess.