Basil-Garlic Tomato Sauce

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Basil-Garlic Tomato Sauce

Basil-Garlic Tomato Sauce

 This recipe is courtesy of Ball® Blue Book Guide to Preserving and Ball® Canning

Ingredients

20 pounds tomatoes (about 60 medium)

1 cup chopped onions (about 1 large)

8 cloves garlic, minced

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

1/4 cup finely minced fresh basil

Ball Citric Acid or bottled lemon juice

PREP: Wash tomatoes and basil under cold running water; drain.

Remove core and blossom ends from tomatoes. Cut tomatoes into quarters.

Peel onion. Chop onion; measure 1 cup chopped onion. Peel garlic and mince.

Finely mince basil, discarding stems; measure 1/4 cup finely minced basil.

COOK: Saute onion and garlic in olive oil, in a large saucepan, until onion is transparent. Add tomatoes and simmer for 20 minted, stirring occasionally. Puree tomato mixture using an electric food strainer or food mill to remove peels and sends. Return puree to saucepan.

Stir in basil. Cook puree, uncovered over medium-high heat until reduced by one-half, stirring to prevent sticking.

FILL: Add 1/4 teaspoon citric acid or 1 tablespoon bottled lemon juice into a hot pint jar, 1/2 teaspoon citric acid or 2 tablespoons bottled lemon juice into a hot quart jar.

Ladle hot sauce into jar, leaving a 1/2-inch headspace. Remove air bubbles.

Clean jar rim. Center lid on jar and adjust band to fingertip-tight. Place jar on the rack elevated over simmering water (180 degrees) in boiling-water canner. Repeat until all jars are filled.

PROCESS: Lower the rack into simmering water. Water must cover jars by 1 inch. Adjust heat to medium-high, cover canner and bring water to a rolling boil. Process pint jars for 35 minutes or quart jars for 40 minutes. Turn off heat and remove cover. Let jars cool 5 minutes. Remove jars from canner, do not retighten bands if loose. Cool for 12 hours. Test seals. Label and store jars.

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