Had the first big harvest of ripe tomatoes yesterday, popped them into the sink for a good wash before chopping and coring.
Some had blemishes that were easily cut away but most were sound.
Chopped them into fairly small chunks and added them with 4-5 cloves of sliced garlic.
and a couple of finely sliced red onions into a large pan.
Simmered them for several hours and then added a sprinkling of dried oregano,
cooled and popped the result into 2 cup portions in ziplock bags and into the freezer. Got 5 x 2C bags of base to use to make sauce, chutney and even to use for cooking. Happy with that, not a lot of work, certainly easier than the whole peeling business, and I think a better result than processing the entire batch in a food processor, although that said I will be using the processor for the next batch as I think the base will be smoother and therefore more suitable for a basic tomato sauce.
