Spaghetti Sauce For Water Bath Canning Recipe 45

Steps:

• Skin Tomatoes: Core Tomatoes, and paper thin slice off the bottom. Then in a Dutch Oven, bring 8 quarts of water to boil. Use a slotted spoon to place tomatoes in the pot one at a time 30 to 60 seconds. Remove each tomato and immediately plunge in ice water. Peel & Quarter In a food processor, cover and process peppers, onions & garlic until finely chopped. Cover a frying pan with a coat of Olive Oil and brown the garlic, peppers and onion. In a 16 quart stockpot, combine the tomatoes, green peppers garlic, onion mixture, tomato paste, oil, sugar, salt, oregano, parsley, basil, pepper flakes, Worcestershire sauce and bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat: simmer, uncovered, for 4 to 5 hours, stirring occasionally. Discard Bay Leaves. Canning: Add 2 tablespoons lemon juice (or 1/2 teaspoon citric acid powder) to each of hot quart jars. Ladle hot mixture into jars, leaving 1/2 head space to the lid. Remove air bubbles, wipe rims, and adjust lids to finger tight. Process for 40 minutes in a boiling water bath.

Steps:

• Prepare tomatoes, washed, peeled and chopped. Reserve 4 cups and set aside.
• Prepare garlic. To roast garlic place garlic cloves on aluminum foil and drizzle with olive oil. wrap foil around garlic, sealing edges. Roast at 350 degrees for 30 minute or until tender. Cool and remove papery skins.
• Saute 3 cups chopped onion until translucent. Reserve 1 cup and set aside.
• Mix all ingredients except reserved tomatoes and onions. Cook tomato mixture over medium heat until heated through and then simmer for 30 minutes.
• Using a food processor or immersion blender and puree tomato mixture until smooth.
• Continue simmering for another hour to an hour and a half until tomato sauce thickens.
• Add reserved tomatoes and onion.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Heat thoroughly.
• Ladle sauce into hot jars leaving a 1 inch headspace. Process pints 20 minutes and quarts 25 minutes at 10 lbs pressure in a steam-pressure canner.