Tomato preserve

Tomatoes cooked, strained and reduced, then jarred to be kept all year round. It's the base of many Italian sauces, traditionally prepared every summer in large batches.

1 h 30
4 servings
Medium
Budget-friendly
🇮🇹 Italy

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Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

1 tsp Fine salt
Ground black pepper

Nutrition facts

321 kcal per serving

Protein: 7.4 g
Carbohydrates: 22.5 g
of which sugars: 21.1 g
Fat: 19.2 g
of which saturated fat: 3.1 g
Fiber: 10.3 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Wash the tomatoes, remove the stems and cut them into quarters.
Sweat the finely sliced onion and garlic in olive oil for 5 minutes over low heat.
Add the tomatoes, basil and salt, then simmer covered for 40 minutes, stirring now and then.
Pass everything through a food mill or blend until smooth.
Return the purée to low heat and reduce for 15 to 20 minutes until thickened.
Pour the still-hot purée into sterilized jars, leaving 1 cm of space at the top.
Seal the jars and sterilize them for 45 minutes in a gently simmering water bath, then let them cool.