There is a difference between homemade tomato sauce and tomato salsa.

Homemade tomato sauce is a concentrate made from fresh tomatoes, showing the original flavor of tomatoes.

Tomato sauce is made by frying tomato paste with sugar, salt, cooking oil and other spices. It is a condiment with tomato flavor.

The prepared tomato sauce can be refrigerated, added with sugar or honey, and consumed as a drink. The lycopene in it is easier for the body to absorb after heating, and can play a role in beautifying and delaying aging.

Tomato sauce can also be used in cooking. It is a good helper to add color, acidity and freshness to dishes. It is especially suitable for making sweet and sour dishes.

Ingredients for homemade tomato sauce: small tomatoes, white wine. How to make homemade tomato sauce? Rinse the small tomatoes, soak them in light salt water for a while, rinse them again and remove the stems.

Cut small tomatoes into small pieces.

Use a food processor to grind the tomatoes into tomato juice.

Pour the tomato juice into an enamel pot or stainless steel pot.

Heat over high heat, then reduce to low heat.

Sterilize glass bottles.

Clean the glass bottles.

Place the glass bottle in the oven and bake at 100 degrees for about 10 minutes to dry out the moisture.

Simmer for 40 to 60 minutes until the tomato juice thickens, turns bright red, and emits a rich tomato aroma.

I used a lot of cherry tomatoes and cooked it in a big pot, so it took a longer time, which took about an hour.

Filling tomato sauce.

While the pot is still on the fire, pour the tomato paste into the sterilized glass bottle and set it to 8 minutes full.

Pour in a tablespoon of white wine, cover immediately, and seal tightly.