My Dads Tomato Sauce Or Red Sauce A La Dad Recipes

MAMA MAURO'S RED SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil. Score the top of each tomato with a ¿T.¿ Drop the tomatoes in the water for 2 minutes, then remove with tongs and let cool. Once cool, peel off the skins and squish out most of the seeds of the tomatoes; you can use plastic gloves to handle the tomatoes during this process. (If you like you can freeze the tomatoes at this point and continue making the sauce at another time.)
• Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and golden around the edges, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic, Italian seasoning and oregano and cook, stirring constantly, until the garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the wine and deglaze the pan by scraping up any browned bits from the bottom.
• Add the tomatoes and bay leaf and increase the heat to medium-high. Cook, stirring every couple of minutes, until the sauce is thickened and deep red, 50 to 60 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add a bit of sugar if it is too acidic. Discard the bay leaf. Add the basil when ready serve.

SWEET PEPPERS IN TOMATO SAUCE (DADS RECIPE)

Steps:

• 1. Remove seed and veins from peppers and cut into strips.
• 2. Fry peppers in batches in oil until about half cooked.
• 3. Drain peppers from oil and set aside.
• 4. Combine ingredients and bring to a boil.
• 5. Add peppers and cook until tender (about 2 hours on low simmer).
• 6. After it has simmered, fill clean sterilized jars to within 1 inch of top of jar. Put on cap, screw the band 'fingertip' tight. If too tight, then air cannot escape the jars while boiling or canning process.
• 7. Process in water bath: Add filled and sealed jars in simmering water inside canner, and then bring up water temperature to a steady rolling boil. Make sure the water level is at least one inch over top of jars too. Also, add lid over canner while processing. Process 35 minutes for pints. Process 45 minutes for quarts. Remove from canner. Let cool in draft-free area (cover with towels to be sure). Let sit for 24 hours to cool down before storing. Check lids to be sure they are sealed. (Press center of lid with your finger. If it moves and makes a "click", the jar is not sealed.)