Our garden tomatoes turned out plentiful and delicious this year. Tonight's chili will be made from homemade tomato sauce. Here's how I made the sauce:

Ingredients

• ~2200g (5lbs) ripe tomatoes, cored and quartered
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 2 tsp salt (add more to taste at the end)
• 6 cloves of garlic, minced
• few leaves of fresh basil

Insturctions

• In a blender (I used a Vitamix) blend tomatoes into a puree. Pour into a large bowl.
• In a large pot, melt butter over medium-high heat.
• Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 30-60 seconds.
• Stir in the tomato puree, salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 60 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat and stir in the oil and basil.
• Add salt to taste