Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

Tonight I made homemade spaghetti sauce, which I have never done before!  To many of you, this might not seem like a big deal, but to me it is.  I have never used anything other than Ragu or other kinds of store bought sauce.  I found the recipe here:  http://www.food.com/recipe/fresh-tomato-spaghetti-sauce-10837

I am still working on making recipes 100% grown in my yard, but this is the closest I have gotten, so that makes me happy.  The basil, garlic and tomatoes were all from my yard.  A friend gave me the green peppers that I added to the recipe. 

My husband and I both agreed that the recipe was very good, just needed more tomatoes and I will definitely have to double it when the girls are home from camp.  Very delicious though!  I was worried because my husband does not like fresh tomatoes.  He doesn't like my salsa I make with fresh tomatoes either, but after this cooked down a couple hours, it tasted just right and he said he liked it so that is a big plus!

Sorry for the Instagram photos, but here are a few of the process!  Now to find a good recipe for canning pasta sauce once I get more tomatoes coming in. :)

*Forgot to add the sauce included venison harvested in our county by my husband as well.  Yay! :)

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5 comments:

  1. Little Home In The CountryJuly 17, 2012 at 11:46 PM

    Good for you! Homemade food cooked from scratch tastes so much better than store bought. Love the fresh basil!

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  2. daisy gJuly 18, 2012 at 6:10 AM

    Good on ya for making your own! Homemade gravy is SO much better than storebought. If you want to try my recipe, you can find it here:
    http://mymaplehillfarm.blogspot.com/2010/09/homemade-gravy-tomato-sauce-28-oz.html

    The fact that you are growing the ingredients yourself will make it even better!

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  3. CherylJuly 18, 2012 at 7:05 AM

    Way to go. I have a recipe that we like as well. I started out buying the canned stuff.

    When I do canning, I will do diced tomatoes and juice. I also make salsa. But with the tomatoes and juice I can make what I want. I can add them to stews, chili, spaghetti sauce, etc.

    Have a wonderful day.

    ~Cheryl

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  4. AnonymousJuly 18, 2012 at 8:35 AM

    Homemade spaghetti sauce is SO good, especially in lasagna! Yours looks delicious.

    This is the recipe I use

    16 small tomatoes (core, slice and put in blender)
    3 cans tomato paste
    2 onions
    1 sweet pepper
    2 tsp. garlic flakes
    2 tsp. parsley
    2 tsp. orengano
    1/2 tsp. red peppers
    2 tsp. sugar
    1 tsp. salt

    Simmer 3 hours

    Makes 5 pints

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  5. Bee GirlJuly 21, 2012 at 9:06 AM

    It is one of my goals to make and can my own spaghetti sauce this year. Not sure I'll be able to do it all form my garden, but I am hopeful :-) Thanks for the inspiration!

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