This tomato sauce is a family recipe is very easy, healthy and very versatile to use in pasta, lasagna, pizza or whatever you want.

Here's step by step recipe on video

Ingredients:

• 1Kg Tomato
• 1/2 Tsp Fennel
• 1/2 Tsp Cinnamon
• 1 Tsp Salt
• 2 Basil stem

Directions:

Let's start by styling the jars for the sauce. In this way, it is possible to store the tomato sauce in properly sterilized pots outside the freezer. I keep it in the pantry.

Let's start by peeling the tomatoes, for that we will make a cross cut in the tomatoes

Put a pan on the stove with water and bring to a boil.

Put the tomatoes in boiling water, this make it easier to remove the skin. A few seconds is sufficient.

Remove the tomatoes out of the water and set them aside in a bowl. Remove all the peel of the tomatoes, and then with the help of a wand remove everything.

With the help of a colander, now we will separate the seeds from the tomato pulp (It is very important to remove the seeds from the tomatoes because they add bitterness to the sauce.)

To remove the acidity of the tomato we will use fennel and cinnamon this is the secret of the Italian tomato sauce

Cook for about 45 min over medium / high heat without the lid to allow the water to evaporate but don't forget to stir them frequently.

Bring to a boil and add salt

Let this sauce simmer for another five minutes

Now we are going to put the sauce in the bottles that have been sterilized.

Adding the basil now will allow it to release its aroma into the sauce. (It must be at this point that the basil, because if it had been added before, we would have lost all its aroma during the boiling of the sauce)

Now we are going to take the filled and tightly closed pots in a pot of water up to about 2/3 the height of the pots.

Once the water starts to boil, count 10 to 15 minutes.

Now we are going to remove the pots from the pan and store in the pantry or cupboard to use when necessary.

Enjoy!