PASTA SAUCE 🍝 Canning Recipe from ballcanning 🫙 {The canning book I used is linked in my Amazon.}

PASTA SAUCE 🍝 Canning Recipe from ballcanning 🫙 {The canning book I used is linked in my Amazon.} INGREDIENTS 10lbs tomatoes, washed and cored 2 1/2c finely chopped onion 3 cloves garlic 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano 2 bay leaves 1 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper 1 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes Citric acid or bottled lemon juice INSTRUCTIONS Wash and sort tomatoes, removing any bruised or discolored ones. Quarter 6 fresh tomatoes and place in a large stainless steel sauce saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Using a potato masher, crush tomatoes to release juices, stirring constantly. While maintaining a boil and stirring to prevent burning, quarter additional tomatoes, adding them to the saucepan as you work. Make sure the mixture continues to boil while you add, stir and crush the remaining canning tomatoes. When all tomatoes have been added, stir in onions, garlic, and spices. Return to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium and boil stirring frequently until sauce is reduced by half and thickens slightly, about 2 hours. Prepare canner, mason jars for canning, and lids. Working in batches, press tomatoes through a fine sieve, food mill or Victorio strainer to remove skins and seeds. Discard skins and seeds. Return mixture to saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Before filing each jar with tomato sauce, add lemon juice or citric acid to the hot jar in the quantity specified below: Pint: • ¼ tsp Citric Acid or 1 Tbsp bottled lemon juice Quart: • ½ tsp Citric Acid or 2 Tbsp bottled lemon juice Ladle hot sauce into prepared jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot sauce. Wipe rim. Center lid on jar. Screw band down until resistance is met, then increase to fingertip-tight. Place jars in canner, ensuring they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil and process pint jars for 35 minutes and quart jars for 40 minutes, adjusting for altitude. Remove canner lid. Wait 5 minutes, then remove jars, cool and store. #healthycooking #homemadefood #pasta