Tangy Spaghetti Sauce For Canning

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 35 mins

Ingredients

• 3 medium onions, chopped
• 2 cups green bell peppers, chopped
• 3/4 cup hungarian wax chile, chopped (banana peppers)
• 1 (8 ounce) can mushrooms, sliced, chopped, and drained
• 3 teaspoons minced garlic
• 16 cups tomatoes, peeled, cored, and chopped
• 3 (12 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 4 teaspoons salt (canning)
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 tablespoons italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin

Recipe

• 1 add all ingredients to stock pot.
• 2 heat to boiling.
• 3 reduce heat.
• 4 simmer, partially covered for 2 hours.
• 5 stir occasionally.
• 6 after it has simmered, fill clean sterilized jars to within 1/2 inch of top of jar. put on cap, screw the band finger tight.
• 7 process for 35 minutes for quart jars in a water bath.
• 8 ** you can also freeze in quart size freezer bags.
• 9 this sauce is great on any pasta dish.