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If we know one thing with certainty, recipes are just better when you know where the ingredients come from. To be completely authentic, we decided to do more than just talk about this. Tess and I have decided to keep summer’s bounty close to home, and try our hands at canning tomatoes. Like most everyone, we use tomatoes “from a can” all of the time. Then we asked ourselves, “What if they were ours?” Since this season was our first attempt at growing vegetables, technically they will not be “ours”. Instead, we are grabbing our local farmers market peak season tomatoes. Then, it’s full steam ahead.

If you follow us, you know our Friday nights are for experimentation. In this case, we may be commencing with the project a bit earlier in the day. This is a little more of an undertaking, but we’re up for it. Our end goal is to use some of the fruits of our labor, to make something simple, and satisfying for dinner tonight. Lofty goals, maybe! We’re impatient.

If you’re into cooking sustainably, this approach isn’t as daunting as you may think. You can make your local farmer’s day by buying more tomatoes than you ever have (12 pounds). Yep, that scared us too! But, the method is straightforward, and uncomplicated, so don’t be dissuaded. At the end of the day, when you’re in the mood for a perfect red sauce, or a satisfying bowl of chili, reach for your own jarred beauties and get cooking.

Grandma’s Canned Tomatoes

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Prep 5 hours
Cook 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 12 pounds ripe plum tomatoes
  • 4 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 4 tablespoons bottled lemon juice
  • 4 sterilized quart jars with lids and rims

Instructions
 

  • Cut an X into the bottom of each tomato, which will make peeling easier. Boil a large stockpot or lobster pot of water and add all tomatoes, working in batches if necessary. When their skins begin to retract after a minute or so, remove the tomatoes from the water and plunge into cold water to stop the cooking and loosen the skins.
  • Peel the tomato skins off, and cut out the stems. Press the peeled and cored tomatoes firmly into the sterilized jars until there is only 1/2-inch remaining at the top.
  • Once the jars are filled, add a teaspoon of Kosher salt and a tablespoon of bottled lemon juice to each quart. Place the lids and rims on the jars, and tighten.
  • Prepare a large boiling water bath in a stockpot or lobster pot, making sure the water is deep enough to completely cover the jars. Once the water has come to a boil, arrange the jars on a wire jar rack, and lower into water. Allow the jars to process in the water bath for 45 minutes.
  • When the processing is complete, carefully remove the rack and place on a heatproof surface. Cover the jars with a clean dishtowel, and allow them to cool at room temperature for a few hours.
  • Test the seals to ensure proper processing, label the jars with the date, and store in a cool, dark place (like a pantry) to enjoy for up to a year.

P.S.

If you don’t own huge pots, and lots of large bowls, we have a quick and easy solution. Follow Marcella Hazan’s instructions, for a quick one minute blanching of only enough tomatoes to create her delicious Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter.

Simple Spaghetti with Tomato, Onion, and Butter Sauce

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Course Mains
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds fresh, ripe plum tomatoes, cut up
  • 8 tablespoons butter
  • 2 medium onion, peeled and cut in half (we slice them because we prefer to keep them in the sauce)
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions
 

  • Put prepared fresh tomatoes in a large saucepan, add the butter, onion, and salt. Cook uncovered at a very slow, but steady simmer for about 45 minutes, or until thickened to your liking, and the fat floats free from the tomatoes.
  • Stir from time to time, mashing up any large pieces of tomato with the back of a wooden spoon.
  • Taste and correct for salt. Before tossing with salt, you may remove the onion (we leave it in). Serve with freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano.

Making Fresh Tomatoes Ready for Sauce

  • Plunge fresh, ripe plum tomatoes in boiling water for a minute or less. Drain them, and as soon as they are cool enough to handle, skin them, and cut them into course pieces.

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