Basic pizza sauce for home canning
If your are going to can the pizza sauce, make it worth the time. This recipe is for very large quantities.
Ingredients
24 pounds tomato (1/2 bushel)
3 pounds scallion
4 bell pepper (green)
1 1⁄2 teaspoons red pepper (optional)
2 cups cooking oil
2 teaspoons basil
2 teaspoons oregano
1 1⁄2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons parsley
6 leaves bay leaf
1⁄2 cup salt
4 cans tomato paste (12 oz cans)
2 teaspoons garlic (garlic salt)
Instructions
- Carefully submerge tomatoes in boiling water for 30-60 seconds, the skin will split.
- Slip off the skins. Core and quarter.
- Using a 16 quart non-aluminum pot, bring the tomatoes to a full boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and put tomatoes through a food mill. Return the tomato puree to the pot.
- In a large skillet, cook the peppers and onions in the oil until tender. Add to the tomato puree along with the remaining ingredients, except the paste. Bring to a boil, remove from heat. Stir in the paste.
- Fill your hot sterile jars (pint or quarts) with sauce, leaving 1 inch head space. Gently run a non-metallic utensil down the side of the jar to remove any trapped bubbles. Use a dry cloth to wipe the tops and the threads clean. Top with hot and sterile lids and screw bands. Process pints for 20 minutes in a pressure canner. See chart for canner pressure
Yield
1 batch
Preparation time
1 hour
Cooking time
45 minutes
Total time
1 hour, 45 minutes
Source
moderate, sauces
canning, preserves
American food recipes
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