Freezer Tomato Sauce

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Title: FREEZER TOMATO SAUCE
Categories: Sauces, Freezer, Make ahead
Yield: 3 servings

6 lb Ripe tomatoes; peeled --
Seeded, chopped (10
1 1/2 c Onion -- chopped
1/2 c Celery -- chopped
3 lg Garlic cloves -- minced
2 tb Olive oil
2 ts Sugar
1 ts To 2 tsp. salt
1/2 ts Ground black pepper
1 Cayenne chili pepper --
Seeded & finely chop
ts ) OR
1/8 ts Ground red pepper
2 tb Fresh oregano -- snipped OR
2 ts Dried crushed oregano
1 tb To 2 tbsp. fresh thyme --
Snipped OR
1 ts To 2 tsp dried crushed
Thyme

In lg. kettle, cook onions, celery, and garlic in hot
oil for about 5 mins. or until tender. Add tomatoes,
sugar, salt, black pepper, and chili pepper (red
pepper). Bring to boil; reduce heat. Simmer,
uncovered, about 45 mins. or until desired consistency
is reached, stirring occasionally. Add oregano and
thyme. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 mins. more. Cool
slightly. In food processor bowl, process sauce, 1/4
at a time, to desired texture. (Or, put sauce through
food mill). Place sauce in a bowl set in ice water to
cool quickly. Fill freezer containers; seal tightly,
label, and freeze. Makes 3 to 4 pints.

Per 1/2 cup serving - 81 cal, 3 g fat, -0- chol, 2 g
pro, 14 g carbo, 4 g fiber, 203 mg sod Source: Nancy
Byal, AP (Sarasota Herald Tribune, 2/24/94)
Typed by Sue Woodward

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