How to Make Tomato Sauce from Fresh Tomatoes

Weigh out 10 pounds of plum tomatoes.

Wash the tomatoes and break them down into chunks to help them cook faster.

Cook the plum tomatoes in the oven for 10 minutes to soften them.

Pass the cooked tomatoes through a food mill to remove the skins and seeds.

Cook the strained tomato mixture down in the oven to create a thick tomato paste.

Chunk additional tomatoes (red tomatoes and sun gold cherry tomatoes) and add them to the sauce.

Reserve one quart of the mixed tomatoes to keep fresh flavor.

Add diced onions and garlic to the sauce, cooking them until translucent and sweet without browning.

Add a sprig of fresh basil towards the end of cooking for flavor.

Combine the concentrated tomato paste with the fresh tomato sauce to create one big pot of sauce.

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