How to make Tomato Sauce from FROZEN Garden Tomatoes

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How to make Tomato Sauce from FROZEN Garden Tomatoes
It is so rewarding to know that my homemade tomato sauce is from tomato plants that I grew, planted and harvested! We will use this sauce combined with dried herbs and fresh veggies to produce an amazing flavour for our meal.
21 quarts/litres tomato sauce, brings us closer to being more self sufficient.
Weston Stainless Steel Tomato Press & Sauce Maker
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[@CecilliaDB]

Saving this video!! As a new comer to canning love the time hack of freezing them. That’s so smart!

[@gracieshepardtothemax1743]

I just did this! Think I will have to get a food mill thingy! I just used my immersion blender and it was ok, but this seems amazing! Cheers from Edmonton!

[@18AcresHomestead]

I'm gardening in the South, Florida, but I loved the way you broke things down. I too have frozen tomatoes in my freezer and have been thinking, "I better get my canning on because there are new tomato plants in my garden right now." So, I'll be ordering a tomato press and working on my tomatoes very soon. Thanks for inspiring me! Oh, new subscribe here! Thanks for sharing!

[@GardeningintheNorth]

Hello! I'm so jealous that you have tomatoes in the ground. Mine were just up potted in my plant room but can't be planted for 4-5 weeks! Before you order the press, check your second hand stores to see if you can get one cheaper. Either way, you will use it for years. Happy Gardening my friend!

[@18AcresHomestead]

@@GardeningintheNorth Don't be jealous, our HEAT will come on a lot faster than your hot summer months, so enjoy the cooler weather while you can. Um, too late on checking the second hand shops, I put in my order and it should be here on Monday. Hehehe! But I got a good deal on an electric one. I'm glad too cause my tomatoes are thawing in my scullery right now. Thanks so much again for sharing. God bless you!

[@VoonChile]

Homemade tomato sauce is awesome. It looks fantastic.

[@GardeningintheNorth]

It really is. Knowing exactly what is in it, makes it awesome

[@dawnstraughen755]

Its better to warm the whole tomatoes in pots trying not to crush them. Dip out liquid as they warm. Then put it through the press. You don't have to boil it down to thicken. It will be thick from the start. Also regrind the seeds and skins you get more tomatoes meat that was left behind in the first grind. I use an electric food mill.

[@GardeningintheNorth]

Thank you, I will need to try this! Our freezers are FULL! What press are you using? I’m looking for a new one.

[@GrowSomethinwithJeff]

90 pounds, very nice. I still have some tomatoes in the freezer that I have to process. Thanks for sharing your process!

[@GardeningintheNorth]

I pulled out another 40ish pounds and then realized I still have more! Yikes. Thanks for stopping by. 😀

[@GrowSomethinwithJeff]

@@GardeningintheNorth Sounds like you are going to be busy. 😁

[@tracymorrison1584]

i am also from Canada; northern Ontario here.

[@BackToBasicsHomestead]

Time is precious ☺️ I’ve been trying to find ways to make every canning session much more effective. Thanks for the tip

[@GardeningintheNorth]

You are right time is very precious and canning is often a long process! 😊

[@BackToBasicsHomestead]

@@GardeningintheNorth yup

[@maryranch5329]

This is really good idea... thanks for sharing 👍❤️. Have a wonderful evening 👍

[@GardeningintheNorth]

Hi Mary, thank you for watching ❤️

[@ErnieHatmaker]

We sometimes freeze them, so this is a good tip!

[@ASimpleLifewithChrisTara]

Thanks for the great info. I am running some of your videos now

[@GardeningintheNorth]

Awesome, thank you!

[@daledecker7434]

Another great video thanks for sharing it Sherry. Nailed it! Happy Canning.

[@GardeningintheNorth]

Thank you Dale! ❤️

[@kathymaurice9395]

Hey Sherry - seems like you and I did the same thing. New Year’s eve day I took all my tomatoes out of the freezer to begin to thaw (what else is a body to do when you can’t run out and celebrate). It is the first year I froze tomatoes and BOY am I glad I did. I didn’t have time to process them when they were ready in the garden so I took them in, washed them and took the cores out with a strawberry huller (best gadget ever) - then I tossed them in freezer bags and into the freezer they went. Like you I had lots (probably had about 80 lbs of tomatoes to thaw). Like you I let them drain in strainers and colanders - I even put lots in cheese cloth and let the juice really drain off. That is, I think, the biggest time saver because you don’t have to cook the sauce down for hours and hours to get rid of the extra water - it drains off ahead of time. Although I like your food press, I love my Kitchen Aid mixer with grinder attachment. Like your press, the kitchen aide removes all the seeds and skins and leaves you with the thick pulp for awesome sauce. Very little cook time was required once I processed my tomatoes this way. Unlike you I used mostly Roma tomatoes - they are a fantastic tomato for salsa and tomato sauce - very meaty. I cooked up onions, celery, carrots and green peppers and added that to the sauce along with spices and lemon juice. This is the first year I try this method and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it. A real time saver - and the best thing about it is that I was able to do it during the winter when the hectic canning, preserving season is over - I was able to spend time processing other things that were ready in the garden and I didn’t have to worry about doing something with the tomatoes. Love your channel - just found it and I think we are probably in the same area of Ontario. Love your presentation styles and topics so far. Keep up the GREAT work. I will be following along.

[@GardeningintheNorth]

Morning Kathy, thank you so much for your kind words! Besides my dad and brother in law, my family is tried of talking “gardening” with me! The first time I pulled out my frozen tomatoes, I just put them on the counter AND what a mess! I had liquid everywhere! 😁. I can laugh at it now, lol. I pulled another 40ish pounds out a few weeks ago and made bbq sauce and then realized I missed another 10 pounds. I really wish I had the kitchen aid you have! It looks amazing and super easy to use. And I think it would be much faster then the press I used. I’m thinking that would be a GREAT Mother’s Day gift 😅. I have roughly 16 tomato varieties to choose from this year and some are the Roma paste tomatoes, I think I may keep a jar of my sauce to compare to this year’s sauce. I’m going to try Banana Leggs this year for sure. They are the yellow version of the Roma, have you tried them? I heard they are good for homemade ketchup! The harvesting and canning time is so busy and I was so glad I had space to freeze my tomatoes, otherwise I’m not sure how I would have done it all! Do you freeze diced up tomatoes tomatoes too? I love simmering them in a pan with spices and adding rice and chicken, yum! And of course I tell the family, I grew this, as they eat!

[@OurCabinInThewoods]

Great info and i have been looking at getting a press. You sold me on it. Great video Thanks. I call that popping music to my ears lol Have a great day Sherry

[@GardeningintheNorth]

Thank you for stopping by my friend ❤️. Happy Thursday. 😂

[@justsayin5609]

Some great ideas here, and realizing this was one of your first videos, I sure hope you got over all the nervous giggling. Was a real turnoff, but I'll check out a more recent one.

[@GardeningintheNorth]

Thanks for watching

[@Sabbathissaturday]

That’s so rude. I didn’t get that at all.

[@debbieevans1515]

I love your videos.. I just canned 17 quarts of sauerkraut in the jars and water bath... and I just froze some tomatoes waiting to see if I get anymore and then will do them all at once...thanks for sharing..

[@GardeningintheNorth]

That’s awesome news!! My freezer is filling up with tomatoes! ❤️😊

[@rhondamc3642]

At the beginning of the video, you showed that you were roasting onions and peppers. Did you use those in the sauce? (Maybe I missed that part)

[@GardeningintheNorth]

Yes I did! So yummy! 😊❤️

[@kristyfischer9102]

When did you add the peppers and onions?

[@cheyenne7300]

Question, what if I don't have a tomato press can I just boil them down in a pot?

[@GardeningintheNorth]

This will depend on whether you want seeds and skins in your sauce or not. Have you looked on facebook market place or the second hand stores? The one you see in the video I believe is the one I borrowed from my parents. And I think they spent 80 dollars on it. I've used it for a few years now. Let me know how it goes!

[@thomasmorano17]

I betcha Maka a nice a spaghetti sauce

[@GettingItDoneNorthOf7]

Lots of work but so worth it! We did quite a bit of canning this year. Our first year canning so much. We're those like a cherry tomato?

[@GardeningintheNorth]

Preserving is a lot of work, but so rewarding. Whenever I make a meal with something from my garden, I feel the need to tell everyone at the dinner table that I grew this! 😂. Yes, they were Cherry tomatoes. I made a decision last year to grow mainly cherries and small salad tomatoes (because we love them) and to use them in meals and canning like I would slicers. My absolute favourite thing I made this year with them was my “sun dried” tomatoes. We use them on everything, salad, wraps, eggs, pizza, burgers,,,,,everything!

[@GettingItDoneNorthOf7]

@@GardeningintheNorth yes exactly 🤣 They need to know you grew the food at home. You must have has a lot of tomato plants? We had 18 tomato plants this past summer. Various types.

[@GardeningintheNorth]

107 plants due to germination errors!

[@alexistebbs2081]

Would LOVE to do this but we have to have low acidic foods. Random question...is there a tomato variety that has low acidity? I miss cooking with tomatoes!

[@GardeningintheNorth]

Morning! Examples of low-acid, non-red tomatoes include Golden Sunray, Georgia Streak, Big Rainbow, Marvel Stripe, Pink Odoriko, Jubilee, Mr. Stripey, Pink Ponderosa and Gold Medal. Now having said that, you can purchase acid test strips off of Amazon to test your food. Once you know the acid level you can handle, you could test different tomatoes to see if any fall into your range. ❤️

[@edensgarden1775]

Hello. New subscriber. What state are you in? Thanks for sharing 😊🤗🎅

[@GardeningintheNorth]

Hello, I’m in Ontario Canada! Zone 5b. Where are you?

[@edensgarden1775]

@@GardeningintheNorth I'm in Iowa. I grew up in Michigan. Nice to meet you.

[@dylanstuckless5669]

90lbs holly smokes

[@GardeningintheNorth]

I just pulled out another 43 pounds and made bbq sauce! Lol

[@mejustme677]

Why can't you use the whole tomatoes for the sauce? Does it change the shell life for canning?

[@GardeningintheNorth]

Hello, are you referring to the juice after thawing or the seeds and skin? I don’t use the thawed juice in my sauce because I would need to cook it off longer. You can always save the juice and use it for cooking chicken in, or even rice. This would give a nice flavour. The seeds and skin can cause some people to have an upset stomach. It’s also harder to get a smooth consistency. I like dehydrating mine into powder. I hope this helps 😊

[@tracymorrison1584]

i made spaghetti sauce with meat today and canned it all down; a long day but I have another 40 lbs in freezer to do Thursday when I have another day off. We grew over 100 lbs this past summer and I froze most of them to do when I am in a winter lull. Do you have a good tomato soup recipe by chance ?

[@GardeningintheNorth]

That’s awesome Tracy! My favourite way to make a quick soup is sautéing onions, garlic and butter in pot. Once they are translucent, I add my tomatoes and simmer, you may or may not need to add water. Once all is cooked, I blend it in the pot with my emersion blender. Once blended, I add spices to taste and a bit of cream and give it another blend. We usually eat this with Parmesan cheese and garlic bread. I also always make stock pot full so that I can freeze individual servings I can take for lunch. 😊

[@karenmordus6467]

I've always heard that adding acid shortens the life of the sauce? Thoughts?

[@GardeningintheNorth]

I’ve always added the acid and haven’t had any issues. Having said that, we have always used the sauce up before the next season tomatoes are ready.

[@leanneg4040]

Just wanted to double check, as I'm so new to all this (I'm in the UK and canning seems unheard of). Did you simply put the fresh, uncooked excess tomatoes into ziplock bags? We are getting a glut of cherry tomatoes and i really want to store them for future use in bolognese, chilli con carne etc. Thanks so much!! 🍅🍅

[@GardeningintheNorth]

Hello Leanne! YES!! It’s so easy. I didn’t do anything to them other than placing them in the ziplock and freezing them. When I need tomatoes for a recipe, I pull them out the night or day before. ALWAYS place the bags in a container / bowl as they do produce a lot of liquid. You can use this liquid or get rid of it depending on what you are doing. Happy Gardening my friend 😊

[@leanneg4040]

@@GardeningintheNorth thank you so much. Really appreciate your time!

[@N0bull]

Why so watery?

[@GardeningintheNorth]

They were frozen. This is what happens.

[@overson15]

It's not necessary to put your lids in hot water any more!..

[@GardeningintheNorth]

Hi Jared! Thanks for watching 😊

[@judypeterson9952]

Yes, but, I just cant stop doing it! Lol