Canning, A Lost Art: Spaghetti Classico

Welcome back! It's been a while since I posted, my camera broke :( So we had to wait for it to be fixed. Oh well I'm back and the camera's good as new!

I'm sure a lot of us had that classic comfort food that we loved as kids. Well mine was this spaghetti sauce. As soon as my mom started making this I wouldn't eat any other sauce, ever! It is my all time favorite and I'm really excited to be sharing the goodness!

So this is my mom's original recipe that she made from scratch. She's always really good at doing that. This might not be an authentic Italian tomato sauce recipe, but I sure like to think it is :). It's so good!

Spaghetti Classico

Sauce

1 lb Italian Sausage or Ground Beef (We like Spicy Italian Sausage)

1 Large Onion

4 Garlic Cloves, minced

1 32 oz jar Quartered Tomatoes

1 8 oz can Tomato Sauce

1 6 oz can Tomato Paste
1 large Bay Leaf

3/4 tsp Salt

1 tsp Oregano

1 tsp Basil

Dash of Pepper

For a "fresh" version of this sauce substitute 6 fresh tomatoes for the 32 oz jar of quartered tomatoes. Make a cup of fresh tomato sauce. 1 fresh bay leaf, 2 tsp fresh chopped Oregano and 2 tsp fresh chopped Basil. This sauce is amazing either way but I like making it fresh in the summer time.

1. Cook sausage in pan. Add onion and garlic and cook until tender.
2. Add quartered tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, bay leaf, salt, oregano, basil and pepper. 
3. Simmer on the stove top 5-6 hours.
4. Serve with pasta and parmesan cheese.

The secret to this recipe is time! This isn't something that you can throw together an hour before dinner. It needs to simmer and let all the amazing flavors blend together. Delizioso!

It's even, picky eater toddler approved!

He ate every last bite!

Come back soon! Enjoy your awesome spaghetti sauce and Happy Canning!