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Do you have heaps of tomatoes and little time to preserve them? Watch how we processed our tomatoes quickly to preserve tomato sauce in our freezer. Use this quick method to chop your tomatoes to a smooth puree, and freeze the sauce until you need it later. The quickest way to freeze your tomatoes is using your food processor. I used the Cuisinart 14-cup food processor. This machine is a ‘beast’, and in less than 10 seconds, you can process an abundant harvest of tomatoes to freeze for the winter months. Whether you spent your time and resources to grow the tomatoes yourself, or if you traded your hard earned dollars for the best tasting summer tomatoes, you can preserve them with this quick method. We recently had a truckload of tomatoes from the crop that grew on our arch trellis throughout the summer. You can see how we built the trellis here. Read how to build your own here. We could not keep up with eating the tomatoes. It was growing faster than we could harvest. Neither could we give all away on a regularly basis, so our fridge was piling up with tomatoes. As you well know, the fridge can only delay the rotting process for so long, then nature is bound to take its course. 1. Set up With a cleared counter, I busted out the Cuisinart 14-cup food processor and all its tools. I plugged in the ‘beast’ and pulled my tomatoes from the fridge. These tomatoes were stored in a large bowl in the fridge, and I was so happy to finally clear out the fridge space. 2. Wash Wash your tomatoes. We did not really wash the tomatoes because our garden is generally clean. Just a quick rinse. What I mean by “clean” is that it was not sprayed with any pesticides or herbicides. We also grew the tomatoes on an arched trellis (see here), so they were growing off the ground. Furthermore, it rained in the weeks prior to us picking this crop, so they had a great natural rinse. 3. Inspect This is the time to take a good look at each tomato. Pull off any stems and look for any spots that may have grown mold or began to rot. It gave me an opportunity to feel each tomato and make sure to exclude any that were too “far gone”. You can tell by the way the tomato feels. You have to judge this for yourself. Cut out any rotten sections before adding it to the processing bowl. 4. Process Heap the tomatoes into the processing bowl to the fill line. Power on machine and chop – chop – chop. In less than 10 seconds, the tomatoes were well pureed and I had a smooth tomato sauce. It was saucy enough for me to add to a chilli, use as a pizza sauce, or add to curry. This basic tomato sauce can be used to compliment any meal. Simply defrost and cook the tomatoes on stovetop or in microwave with added herbs and spices. An easy and nutritious addition to any meal. 5. Label Zip Lock bags I add this in as a step, because it is easier to label the zip lock bag before adding the contents. Label each bag “tomato sauce” and add the date. If I remembered each tomato variety and kept the harvests separate, I could also add the kind of tomato variety for interest sake. This would be a nice experiment to discover which tomato variety freeze well as a sauce and how the taste is affected by freezing when cooked at a later date. 6. Pour tomato sauce into Zip Lock bag Pour the sauce into the Zip Lock bag and seal the bag well. The Zip Lock bag should be filled about two thirds with the processed tomatoes. Once done, repeat steps 2-4 processing the tomatoes. 7. Freeze your tomatoes Once I had all the tomatoes pureed, poured into Zip Lock bags and labeled, I stacked them into the freezer. I found it helpful to have a spot in the freezer where I could lay the Zip Lock filled bags flat so that they would freeze in the most space saving manner. Once frozen, I can turn the frozen bags and line them side by side or slide a block in somewhere where a bigger item wouldn’t fit. Do what will work best for your freezer. A good tip is to separate your bags with a sheet of paper towel. This will prevent them from sticking together and make removal easier. Happy tomato processing and preserving! ABOUT US Our desire is to make the day to day needs of living our own responsibility. We want to reap the benefits of acquiring new skills, eating good tasting and foods, thinking up solutions and experiencing the accomplishments of doing things ourself. Read the stories we record, and we hope that you leave with inspiration to improve a rusty skill or spruce up an old recipe. CONNECT WITH US Website: https://www.mountainvalleyrefuge.com Facebook:   / mountainvalleyrefuge   Instagram:   / mountainvalleyrefuge   Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/mountainvall... Tiktok:   / mountainvalleyrefuge   Thank you for your support!