Tomato sauce - surprise
Every year in August there is tomato glut and you get it very cheap. So, buy tons of tomatoes and prepare for "expensive times".
Here's a very simple and yet extraordinary kind of tomato sauce:
about 3 kg
tomatoes
1 L Coca Cola
Salt, pepper, a little cayenne, some sugar (or honey!) About 1/2 cup of balsamic vinegar
Wash tomatoes, quarter them (who likes can peel them, I do not do that!). Puree in a blender (may still be a bit chunky!), Place in a large saucepan, season with spices, pour in Coca Cola and simmer for about 1/2 hour at low temperature. Tasting, eventl. to spice something up to your own taste.
Allow to cool, pour into freezer bags or cans and freeze. So you always have a fresh tomato sauce in the deep winter! By the way, we mostly use PET bottles of granini to freeze, they are easy to polish and are very handy in the kitchen.
