Garden Tomato Paste

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 7 lbs meaty tomatoes, such as plum
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary or 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 6 whole cloves
• 8 peppercorns
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped

Recipe

• 1 wash tomatoes and remove cores; coarsely chop- no need to peel.
• 2 in a large heavy saucepan, combine tomatoes with remaining ingredients.
• 3 bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, about 25-30 minutes or until all ingredients are soft.
• 4 press through a foodmill (preferable) or sieve.
• 5 return to a clean heavy saucepan and cook over very low heat for about 3 hours, stirring occasionally, until very thick.
• 6 may take a bit longer.
• 7 cool and pack into ice cube trays.
• 8 freeze and transfer to freezer bags.