Italian tomato sauce made from fresh tomatoes is usually very simple, I only add some basil and preserve it in glass jars for the winter. I can add the seasoning after depending on the recipe I want to make. However, I never add a lot of flavours, I like a simple tomato sauce recipe, flavoured with garlic and basil leaves.
When all the pulp is gone, the skins will look dry
10Preparing the sauce and filling the jars: Prepare the jars by sterilizing them. I just wash them in the dishwasher at high temperature and use new silicon sealers
11In the meantime boil the tomato sauce for 1 hour
12Put a basil leaf in each jar and fill it with the sauce
13Seal it tight
14Sterilizing the jars: Once the jars are filled and sealed, place them in a large pan
15Put some tea towels or dishcloths around them so that they do not bang against each other
16Fill the pan with water until the jars are covered and boil the jars for 1 hour
17Leave the jars in the water and let them cool down until the next day
18The next day, remove them from the pan and store in the cupboard. They will last the entire winter