Holy hell. I'm overwhelmed with tomatoes. I've got to do some preserving this weekend, but in the meantime, I thought I'd try my hand at tomato sauce. Phill's parents were here on Sunday, and apparently Dad really likes it freshly made. He said it had burned a tiny bit, so it had caramelized (which is true, I remember the burning and mild panic) but otherwise it was a success.
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It was dead easy, and tastes pretty good. Sorry for the old school measurements - it's an old family recipe... thank goodness for Google! I know a lot of these chutney/sauce recipes do have a lot of sugar in them, but if you're not having heaps at once and very often, I think it's okay.
Phill's Nana's Tomato Sauce (via Phill's Mum)
Makes: approx 1 litre
Weight Watchers Points: 1 point per tbsp (based on approx 66 tbsp in 1 litre)
4.5 lbs tomatoes
1 lb onions
1/8 cup table salt
1 lb brown sugar
1/4 oz all spice
1/4 oz peppercorns
1/4 oz cloves
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 level dessert spoon cinnamon (I guessed about 2 tsp)
375 ml malt vinegar
Cut it all up and boil for 4 hours, stirring occasionally.
Strain and bottle (I don't have a proper strainer, so I blanched and peeled the tomatoes first and then mashed it up while cooking. Next time, I may give it a whiz in the food processor before bottling.)
