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How to make tomato sauce – taught by an Italian family!

August 15, 2019 //  by Shelbi Kelly//  2 Comments

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Learning how to make tomato sauce can be fun, but taking part in the hard work and tradition with an Italian family is an unforgettable experience. 

Processing tomatoes 3 times to get juice

Week 6

Now that we have moved into our home, we are living the full Italian experience. From shopping at the local supermarket to spending time with our Italian family, Mina and Gigi!  They are our landlords, and they are beautiful people. We are thrilled to be sharing a home with them for the next three years (the house is split, we don’t really live with them). 

Italian supermarket

Everyone came together to make tomato sauce for the year as part of the summer tomato harvest.  It’s a lot of hard work, but the tradition brings the family closer together – and all hands are needed to make it happen!

Overview of How to Make Tomato Sauce

How to make tomato sauce – the Italian way

How to Make Tomato Sauce hot tomatoes being poured into food processor

When we were invited to come down to the parking area to learn how to make tomato sauce, my initial thought was, why are we making it outside? Then I looked over our balcony and saw a massive cauldron of water boiling, ready for the first batch of tomatoes to get tossed in.  It turned out there were two main reasons. Making tomato sauce inside would turn the entire house into a sauna, and there wouldn’t be enough room for this massive pot!

How to Make Tomato Sauce boiling tomatoes

Here are the steps:

  1. The night before, as it started to cool off, we went and picked fresh tomatoes from the garden. Only pick the good ones, none that are black or cracked. Hand picking fresh tomatoes for tomato sauce
  2. Rinse them in a large bucket of water. How to Make Tomato Sauce moving tomatoes from bucket to bucket
  3. Find the best ones and put them in canning jars for preserving.Woman sorting through tomatoes to Make Tomato SauceSorting through tomatoes for How to Make Tomato Sauce
  4. Boil the rest in the massive pot.  They are done when most have floated to the top. boiled tomatoes
  5. Remove the tomatoes from the boiling pot and put them back into a bucket. How to Make Tomato Sauce woman boiling the tomatoes
  6. Put the tomatoes through the food processor, where it will separate the peels and seeds from the sauce. Make sure buckets are under both outlets.How to Make Tomato Sauce view of sauce going into a bucketHow to Make Tomato Sauce tomatoes being processed
  7. Repeat step 6 with the peels and seeds. The process the tomatoes a total of 3 times to maximize the sauce. How to Make Tomato Sauce squeezing out the juice
  8. To preserve the tomatoes that were placed in the jars, pour the tomato sauce into the jars.How to Make Tomato Sauce preserving the tomatoes
  9. Bottle up the rest of the sauce. How to Make Tomato Sauce pouring sauce into bottlesHow to Make Tomato Sauce Putting lids on jars
  10. Store in a cool dry place for up to 3 years. If planning to use immediately, let cool then place in fridge or freezer. How to Make Tomato Sauce storage

Family Time

family making tomato sauce

One of my favorite parts of the whole evening was how everyone was together laughing and enjoying our time together. The stereotype you hear of Italians being loud and sounding like they are mad at each other but really they have this incredibly strong family bond was exactly true. It was so fun to see and be a part of it – especially with something as Italian as learning how to make tomato sauce. There are sure to be many opportunities to get together and cook while we are here. Planned already for next week, zuppa! 

Happy people making Tomato Sauce

It definitely makes it better, but you don’t need to have your own Italian family to do this too!   You can learn how to make tomato sauce wherever you are!

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  1. Jillian Wade

    August 16, 2019 at 1:24 am

    What an amazing experience! Question: Did anyone sit below the food processor spout with their mouth wide open? 😉 Just wondering.

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    • Shelbi Kelly

      August 16, 2019 at 4:23 pm

      Haha! It would have been a great idea, but it was so hot, I was being burned by the splatters as I helped push in through the food processor!

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