Small Batch Tomato Sauce Recipe

While it heats core the tomatoes and cut them in half.

Small batch tomato sauce recipe. This homemade tomato sauce is made with fresh vegetables and cooks in minutes. This recipe only uses fresh tomatoes and a few simple spices. One small bit of tomato left on the rim may prevent the jar from sealing properly. This easy sauce recipe yields a small batch the perfect amount to serve one or two.

This sauce is designed for small batches enough for 2 3 meals. Now when i saw tomato sauce i mean just tomatoes. Gently run a small spatula or a large chopstick between the sauce and the edges of the jar as well as up and down to allow any air bubbles to escape. Since it is just the two of us i usually depend on jarred tomato sauce for meals but picked up too many heirloom tomatoes at the market so i created this sauce.

Small batch tomato sauce recipe. But instead of heating up a large pot of water to boil and blanch off the tomatoes just bring a tea kettle to a boil. It s the perfect sauce to serve with pastas chicken or fish. Processing a small harvest won t take up your whole day.

Genius idea small batch tomato sauce. It s simple and versatile and does a great job of bringing out the fresh tomato flavor with just the right balance of sweet and tart and a touch of acidity. The stuff you put on pasta is pasta sauce and while i do have a butt kickin recipe for that it s not something i can do on a school night. If you re cooking for only one or two people you really may not need or want to make a normal sized batch of tomato sauce.

If there are a bunch on brandywines one week then you can be sure that the sauce that week will be extra sweet. Some ripened super quickly and needed to be used immediately. Even when making a small batch of sauce you do need to peel the tomatoes. This is another reason i love making small batch tomato sauce.

At the peak of the season usually get about 4 of the 500ml jars a week. If you just want a simple pizza sauce that tastes good this is it. I took my family recipe and scaled it down to a small batch recipe. This small batch tomato sauce recipe makes about 2 cups.

When you process 30 pounds of tomatoes it takes all afternoon this recipe takes 2 hours start to finish and that includes 45 minutes cooking time and 35 minutes canning time. A lot of fresh tomato pizza sauce recipes require you to chop up other veggies too. 4 pounds tomatoes 7 teaspoons bottled lemon juice 1 4 cup sugar. While that may make for a heartier sauce i find it unnecessary since i load my pizza with veggie toppings anyway.