Tomato preserve is a classic homemade preparation that involves cooking ripe tomatoes with oil, salt, sugar, and basil until you get a thick and flavorful sauce. Despite its name, it is not a sweet preserve, but a versatile sauce that can be used in pasta, meats, chicken, and many other dishes. This tomato recipe is ideal for making the most of tomatoes at their peak ripeness and having a ready-to-use ingredient at any time.
Making your own tomato preserve allows you to control the ingredients, avoiding preservatives and additives. It is also an economical way to use up a bountiful harvest or tomatoes that are overly ripe. The process is simple and the result is a sauce with an unmatched fresh, homemade flavor.
Tomato preserve can be used directly as a pasta sauce, as a base for stews, soups, or braises, or as a side for meats and vegetables. You can also add it to your favorite recipes to give them a touch of homemade flavor.
This recipe is perfect for those looking for a practical and delicious way to preserve the taste of summer all year round.
Prep
30 min
Cook
1 min
Servings
4
Affected tomatoes
Remove the hard and affected parts and chop them in a pot with oil
Let it cook for half an hour covered. Add a handful of salt, chopped basil and a spoonful of brown sugar to the pot to combat acidity
Whisk everything with the mixer. If you like it with pieces, you could leave it anyway. Crushed it will be like tomato sauce.
Put in clean cans until 90% of their capacity is full, close and boil the pot in a pot of water for another half hour
Cool outside the pot and set aside in a cool place without light, a cupboard. You can use it for another preparation later on. Bon Appetit
