Homemade Canned Spaghetti Sauce
DIY canning spaghetti sauce recipes are a tomato grower's dream come true! Use up your garden bounty and enjoy it later in the year. —Tonya Branham, Mt. Olive, Alabama
Ingredients
- 25 pounds tomatoes (about 80 medium)
- 4 large green peppers, seeded
- 4 large onions, cut into wedges
- 2 cans (12 ounces each) tomato paste
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup salt
- 8 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 teaspoons dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons bottled lemon juice
Reviews
This sounds like a great recipe. I've been making spaghetti sauce for years. If anyone is nervous about canning, you can always use containers and put in freezer or in seal-a-meal bags.
The best home canned spaghetti sauce recipe I have found. Not watery. I have also wondered if it should be pressure canned?
I agree with Lorriane. Everything I've read says use bottled lemon juice to assure acidity for safety. Also, have read that when using veggies such as peppers, sauce needs to be pressure canned, as this changes acididty too much to be safe for water bath. What does the test kitchen say?
Me again. A year later. Water canned sauce with oil stored in the cupboard was a massive success. Tasty tasty tasty. Two things I will do this year differently: 1) add less [read: way less] sugar,
I haven't tried the recipe BUT I have been canning a lot in recent years and everything I read states bottled lemon juice should be used. The acidity is constant in bottled juice whereas fresh not so much. The success of a canning recipe depends on the acidity...lemon or vinegar to insure safety. Spices can used per taste.
Just learning to can tomatoes. When directions call for completely covering jars with water in bath, but video shows only a few inches. Which is correct?
First time at canning. Do you store in pantry or refrigerate?
Is this a true tested recipe with this much oil in it? It’s my understanding that canning things made with lil in large quantities can cause botchulism.
I've been wanting to can sauce for years, think I will try this....many people say they had to add more spices....I think I would can as is and add more fresh when I am using it....also are mushrooms ok with this or should I wait and do them fresh also....thanks for the recipe and the great ideas from everyone...
I made this recipe and following the whole recipe. I used C oil, sugar and lemon juice. Make sure using 25 #s of tomatoes have at least 16 qt stock pot. I read someone else used 16#s of tomatoes because that what she had left , that cool. I used a little more of the spices. It tasted excellent!!!!