Tuesday, July 14, 2009

MOM'S HOMEMADE SPAGHETTI SAUCE


Ingredients:
2 lg. Onions, chopped
2 Garlic Cloves, minced
1/3 C Vegetable Oil
12 lg. Ripe Tomatoes, peeled, cored and chopped
2 env. Instant Beef Broth
4 tsp Leaf Basil, crumbled
2 C Water
2 Bay Leaves
1 - 12 oz. Can Tomato Paste

Directions:
Saute onion and garlic in oil until soft. Stir in tomatoes and cook 5 minutes. Stir in rest of ingredients. Simmer stirring occasionally for 1 hour or until sauce thickens. Remove bay leaves. Spoon into freezer containers in serving portions. Makes 12 cups.

This was my Mom's recipe. She used to freeze TONS of spaghetti sauce every year with tomatoes out of her garden. She made the best spaghetti! Below is her actual recipe I found in one of her cookbooks. You can tell this was well loved!