Marinara Sauce For Canning - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 cup olive oil
    4 lbs onions, chopped
    1 cup garlic, chopped
    25 lbs tomatoes, peeled and chopped (I used Romas)
    12 ounces red wine (half a bottle of Cab)
    1/3 cup salt
    1/4 cup black pepper
    1/4 cup dried oregano
    4 tablespoons white sugar
    2 tablespoons brown sugar
    2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
    1 1/2 tablespoons hot pepper flakes (optional)
    36 ounces tomato paste
    22 ounces bottled lemon juice
Preparation
    In a large pot, heat olive oil.
    Add onions until translucent.
    Add garlic and saute a few minutes.
    Add tomatoes, wine, salt, black pepper, hot pepper flakes, oregano, sugars and vinegar.
    Bring to boil and then simmer for 90 minutes (at least) - it should reduce a bit.
    Add tomato paste and fresh herbs, simmer 10 minutes.
    To can:
    Add 3 TBSP bottled lemon juice to each empty quart canning jar (2 TBSP for pint jars).
    Processing with a Water Bath for 40 minutes for quart jars, 35 minutes for pint jars.

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