Cpk Thick Tomato Sauce Food

CANNED CHUNKY TOMATO AND VEGETABLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place 9 x 370ml jars with a wide neck in the dishwasher and wash at 65-70 C (around 149 F). Don't wash the lids in the dishwasher if they are new, just wash with hot soapy water.
• Meanwhile, wash all the tomatoes and peppers and scrape the zucchini lightly leaving some colour.
• Peel and chop the onion and peel and mince the garlic.
• Chop the tomatoes, peppers and zucchini into small chunks depending how chunky you want your sauce.
• Throw everything into a large stock pot and bring to the boil stirring every now and then so that you don't get any pieces stuck on the bottom. Once the tomatoes start to cook, the juices are released and you don't need to stir.
• Add the salt and remaining spices and allow mixture to boil over medium heat for about one hour.
• When the mixture has thickened to your liking turn off the heat but leave the sauce on the hotplate. It must not cool down.
• Dry the washed jars and their lids. The jars should still be slightly warm from the dishwasher.
• Fill each jar to just under the brim and seal carefully. Immediately turn jar upside down.
• Repeat until all the jars are filled.
• When the jars have cooled turn the right way up and store.
• This makes a mild sweet sauce which is very nice with pasta especially as a sauce in vegetarian lasagna.
• Edited: Since discussing canning techniques on the forum I felt I should mention that this method is appropriate for tomatoes in Greece which have a high acidic content. They do not spoil even without processing in a water bath. Traditionally Greeks make tomato sauce with tomatoes and salt, nothing else. Furthermore I don't remove the peel or seeds from the tomatoes as they are sweet and do not detract from the flavour. If your tomatoes are different then please process them so that they do not spoil and peel if you know that the skin will be bitter.

CPK PIZZA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in nonstick pan over medium heat. Don't allow to smoke. Add the garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until it turns light brown (about 1 - 2 minutes). Do not allow garlic to burn, as it will make the sauce bitter.
• Add the remaining ingredients except tomato paste, and stir well. Reduce the heat and summer the sauce until all of the liquid evaporates (about 10 minutes). Stir in the tomato paste and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and cool completely before using.

CPK THICK TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook the garlic in the olive oil in a nonstick pan, over medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes, until the garlic's just starting to be translucent.
• Add the remainder of the ingredients except for the tomato paste, reduce heat slightly and cook, stirring frequently, until the tomato juices evaporate (about 10 minutes).
• Remove from heat and stir in tomato paste.

GREEK TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients.
• Simmer for 15 minutes to an hour.

HOMEMADE PIZZA WITH MILD TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425F degrees.
• Put flour in large bowl with yeast, sugar, salt; stir together.
• Stir in vegetable oil and mix well.
• Add water to the flour mixture and beat vigorously 20 strokes; let rest 5 minutes.
• Divide dough into 2 parts; toss or roll to shape and place on a pizza pan.
• In a large saucepan combine tomato sauce, oregano, salt, garlic and pepper; bring to a low boil then simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Remove sauce from heat and stir in cream.
• Divide sauce between both pizzas to your own desired amounts.
• Sprinkle parmesan cheese over top and add other toppings BUT NOT mozzarella cheese.
• Bake pizza in hot 425F oven for about 15 minutes.
• Add mozzarella cheese and bake for 10 minutes longer.
• To Freeze: Make pizza as the above directions including baking. Once cooled wrap thickly in plastic wrap, then wrap in foil, seal tightly and I like to wrap once again in plastic wrap. Will last for 3 months in the freezer. To reheat; totally unwrap frozen pizza and put on a pizza pan with holes in it or directly on the rack of the oven (if you use direct racks place foil underneath to prevent overspills). Bake 425F for 10-15 minutes. If you have loads of toppings it could take another 5 minutes or so. Watch it after the 10-15 minutes.