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Every year, we buy a glut of tomatoes, and Joe spends a full day blanching, peeling, blending and cooking homemade spaghetti sauce. A full batch or two lasts us through the whole winter.
My mom, Grandma, and Gran have shared lots of recipes over the years. This is one of them. I remember it fondly from my childhood. I think it started with Granny, who is my father’s mother.
| Homemade Spaghetti Sauce |
Ingredients
- 1 peck of tomatoes
- 10 onions, chopped coarsely, divided
- 3 stalks of celery, chopped coarsely
- 1 green pepper, chopped coarsely
- 2 very large cloves of garlic, pressed
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 5 bay leaves
- 1 1/2 tablespoons basil
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 18 ounces tomato paste
- 32 ounces sliced mushrooms
Instructions
- Blend tomatoes, half of onions, celery, and green pepper in blender to desired level of chunkiness. We like our sauce fairly smooth, so we blend ours for a good long while on Chop.
- Transfer blended vegetables to a very large pot (at least 8 quarts). Add spices, tomato paste, mushrooms, and remaining onions. Cook for 3 hours, or until desired consistency is reached.
- Remove bay leaves.
- Preserve as desired. Makes 5 to 6 quarts.
Notes
We can our spaghetti sauce. You could also freeze it if you so chose.
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I haven’t in awhile, but I really liked to make a huge batch of sauce (2 large pots) and then freeze into individual portions (2-4 people) and have them for a few months in the deepfreeze.
I haven’t in awhile, but I really liked to make a huge batch of sauce (2 large pots) and then freeze into individual portions (2-4 people) and have them for a few months in the deepfreeze.
You are really tempting me with the whole canning idea. I really want to try it now.
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I love homemade spaghetti sauce and yours has mushrooms. Can’t wait to try it!
I love homemade spaghetti sauce and yours has mushrooms. Can’t wait to try it!
My youngest LOVES spaghetti. I have to try this out. Thanks for sharing.
My youngest LOVES spaghetti. I have to try this out. Thanks for sharing.
This looks really good. We did not have a good tomato year this year. I did not have enough to can, but I will have to remember this one. Thanks.
This looks really good. We did not have a good tomato year this year. I did not have enough to can, but I will have to remember this one. Thanks.
My husband loves Ragu only because rarely make homemade spag sauce. Given the choice though, he’d take the former. Thanks for the recipe. I’ll give it a go!
My husband loves Ragu only because rarely make homemade spag sauce. Given the choice though, he’d take the former. Thanks for the recipe. I’ll give it a go!
I cant imagine starting from scratch with a peck of tomatoes. Tbhey jsut arent that available here, or else are cost preventative. But o, my goodness, this looks so good. I’m reminded of how grandma made her’s, but I;ll ahve to resort to canned tomatoes, alas.
I cant imagine starting from scratch with a peck of tomatoes. Tbhey jsut arent that available here, or else are cost preventative. But o, my goodness, this looks so good. I’m reminded of how grandma made her’s, but I;ll ahve to resort to canned tomatoes, alas.
That must be delicious!!
~Susan
That must be delicious!!~Susan
Omygosh, that sounds SO easy. I'm gonna make it!
I am definitely going to try this! Thanks for sharing!
Wow! Heard this is the BEST recipe (from over at Tot Toppers http://www.tottoppers.com/2010/08/tomato-day-and-other-garden-goodness.html) – so I’m going to try it out with our end of summer tomatoes!! Yum – thanks!!
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