Last night I fired up the crock pot and made a batch of homemade pizza sauce while everyone was sleeping.  When we woke up this morning the house smelled like a pizza parlor.  It was awesome.

Our heirloom tomatoes are trickling in at a rate of 5-10 pounds every few days or so.  And while there isn’t enough to break out the canning equipment just yet, there are plenty of tomatoes to snack on and to make a few batches of pizza sauce to use later this winter.

This recipe will yield 10 1 cup portions.  Depending on how thick you like to pour on your sauce, each bag should be enough for 2 homemade pizzas.

Ingredients

8 pounds heirloom tomatoes
12 oz tomato paste
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, minced
2 bell peppers, chopped
1 mysterious hot pepper
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

Toss all of the ingredients into a large crock pot {if you have OCD please take careful consideration to the placement of your tomatoes to best represent the color of your heirlooms}.

Turn the crock pot on low and cook overnight for 8 hours to 10 hours.

Remove lid and cool sauce for a bit.

Run the sauce through a food mill or a Victorio food strainer to remove seeds and peels and any excess pulp.

Pour 1 cup portions into freezer bags, and store in the freezer for later use.

That’s Amore!

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