So, you decided to grow a garden this year, and now you have so many tomatoes that they’re literally falling down on your ears. Perhaps your next-door neighbors have a garden, and their produce is overflowing into an empty cardboard container on the entrance porch. There are just too many tomatoes for you to consume. What’s the fix? Prepare a delicious spaghetti sauce with those tomatoes.
When you have too many tomatoes, save some for spaghetti sauce by canning them. There are many ways to use spaghetti sauce. You may use it on spaghetti, but you can also use it in other dishes like lasagna and pizza.
It’s not as difficult as you would think to make and preserve a delicious spaghetti sauce. Some of you may recall your mom or grandma sweating it out in the cooking area on a late summer’s hottest day. Tomatoes permeated the air with their fiery, sour aroma. You’ll still get it eventually, but at least the AC is working, right?
Here are the fundamentals of spaghetti sauce preparation:
Make sure your jars are spotless and sterilized before you begin preserving. well at least it prevents you from getting food poisoning and having to go to the hospital. When preparing your storage jars, be sure to adhere to all of the recommended cleaning procedures.
Preparing the tomatoes will likely take the longest. The tomatoes must be cleaned and cooked. The seeds and the skin must be taken off first. After that, you may add the spices specified in your recipe. Adhering to a recipe’s instructions is crucial. It might be disastrous to include more veggies.
My sauce can’t When the time comes, transfer the sauce to jars that have been washed and sterilized. It’s important to clean the edges of the jar in case any sauce has dripped down. Be sure to scrub the rim of the container thoroughly. Any sauce present may prevent a proper seal from forming on the jar. Put the jar in a tub of boiling water for about 10 minutes with the lid on and the ring on. Make the required adjustments for altitude.
When you hear a “pop” after the jars have cooled, you know they are properly sealed. You may store them in the refrigerator for later use after they have cooled and you have verified that the seal is secure. The jars should be stored somewhere cool and dark, away from direct sunlight.
I’m hoping you’ll have a better notion of how to can sauce from spaghetti at home after reading this. As I’ve already mentioned, it’s not hard at all if you set yourself up to it.