Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

• Tomatoes 1kg
• Onions 1, chopped
• Carrots 1, chopped
• Garlic 4 cloves, chopped
• Red wine vinegar 1/2 cup
• Water
• Cinnamon 1 teaspoon
• Sweet paprika 1/2 tablespoon
• Clove powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Allspice x 3 ground
• Sugar brown xx g??

Method

1. Remove stems from tomatoes and wash (weigh to adjust ingredients) and cut into quarters
2. Add to pot, tomatoes, carrots, onion, garlic, red wine vinegar, cinnamon, paprike, cloves and allspice
3. Bring to boil, add water to avoid burning if required, then reduce heat and cover and simmer for about 1 hour
4. Puree the mixture (let cool for safety) in a food processor then push through a sieve back into the rinsed pot
5. Stir in sugar and bring back to the boil and boil stirring continuously for 5 to 10 minutes
6. Pour into sterilized jars and seal as per normal preservation guidelines

Quantities are approx and I don’t recommend making 1KG worth, might as well do 4KG or more at a time.