CANNING MARINARA SAUCE

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I found this recipe online years ago, but I don't recall where. It's a lot of work, but if you want to use your fresh garden tomatoes this is a great way to do it. Then the next time you make mozzarella sticks or breadsticks the marinara sauce is already done.

Provided by AmyZoe

Categories     Vegetable

Time 2h

Yield 8 pint jars, 64 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 1/4 cups finely chopped onions
1 1/2 cups finely chopped celery
1 cup finely chopped carrot
1/2 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
8 lbs ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
1 teaspoon sugar
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon marjoram
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

  • In a large pot cook onion, celery, and carrots in oil until tender (around 20 minutes).
  • Stir a few times and add garlic.
  • Cook for 2 more minutes.
  • Add tomatoes, sugar, and pepper and stir.
  • Put through a food mill if you would like a smoother sauce or whirl in a food processor.
  • Add remaining seasonings except salt and cook to desired consistency.
  • Add salt and remove bay leaf.
  • Pack into hot clean jars leaving 1/2 inch head space.
  • Process for 45 minutes (altitudes up to 1000 feet).
  • Yield depends on how much you cook it down, but it will make approximately 8 pint jars.

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