Tomato and Basil Sauce:

Name: Tomato and Basil Sauce:
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 kg Tomatoes; 3-4 Bay leaves; 1 tsp Sugar; 1/4 tsp Salt; 1 Tbsp Oil; 2 Tbsp vinegar; leaves Some fresh Basil

Lubna’s Kitchen @lubnaskitchen

United Kingdom

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Lubna’s Kitchen @lubnaskitchen

United Kingdom

#summerJar #tomato #Basil #sauce #pastaSauce

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Ingredients

2 kgTomatoes
3-4Bay leaves
1 tspSugar
1/4 tspSalt
1 TbspOil
2 Tbspvinegar
leavesSome fresh Basil

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Steps

1

Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat.
Working in batches, drop several tomatoes into the boiling water. Cook until you see the skin starting to wrinkle and split, 45 to 60 seconds. Using a slotted spoon, lift the tomatoes out and place them in the ice water. Continue with the rest of the tomatoes, transferring the cooled tomatoes from the ice water to another large bowl as they cool.
2

When finished blanching, use your hands and peel off the skins from the tomatoes. Discard the water used to boil the tomatoes.
3

In grinder,add tomatoes and grind well until pureed Then Transfer the all tomato purée into stockpot add bay leaves and mix well then cook on medium low flame for 20-25 minutes and keep stirring in between.
Add sugar,salt and oil,and vinegar continue mixing and cooking until it reduces to half quantity (15-20 minutes).
4

Remove bay leaves add Basil leaves and continues mixing and cooking until it becomes a thick paste.
Let it cool.
5

Transfer the sauce into sterilised jars. Top with new, sterilized lids, and screw on the rings until finger tight refrigerate that sauce and use it within a week or freeze it for up to 3 months.
Or
Can be store in ice cube tray for up to 60 days in freezer.
Can be store in airtight jar for up to 10 days in refrigerator.