Marinara sauce
Marinara sauce recipe in the canning category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cups onions, finely chopped
- 1 1/4 cups celery, finely chopped
- 1 cup carrots, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 8 pounds ripe plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar, optional
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon dried basil, oregano or marjoram
- 1/4 teaspoon fennel seed, optional
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
Recipe method:
- Cook onion, celery and carrots in olive oil over medium heat in a large pot, covered, until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Add garlic and cook 2 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, sugar and pepper.
- Simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.
- Put the sauce through the medium disc of a food mill if you prefer a smooth sauce. Omit this step if you prefer a smoother sauce.
- Add remaining seasonings, except salt, and simmer, stirring often, until sauce reaches desired consistency, about 20 minutes.
- Add salt and remove bay leaf.
- Pack into clean, hot jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Seal.
- Process in boiling water bath 45 minutes.
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