You will need
A quantity of tomatoes we used about 5 kg
A large pan
A small flame
A good deal of patience
1. Chop your tomatoes and place in a large pan
2. Cover pan and place over a small flame after a couple of hours it will look like this
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| After a couple of hours |
3. keep bubbling away and after about eight hours it will look like this
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| After about eight hours |
4. Now pass through a sieve.. I blended mine first it makes it easier but is not essential
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| Blended tomatoes |
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| Sieve to remove skin and pips |
5. Gently simmer resulting mush until required consistency
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| Finished Passata |
6. Pack into freezer bags and store for use in winter months
