12 pounds of chopped tomatoes (peeled and stems removed and cored, measures about 24 cups of tomatoes)
2 tab sugar
1 tab dried oregano, crushed
1 tab dried thyme, crushed
1 tab salt
1/2 teas.pepper
2 bay leaves
1 pound ground beef
2 cups chopped onion
1 cup chopped green pepper
2 cloves of garlic, minced
Place chopped tomatoes in a colander for few minutes to drain off excess liquid.
In 8 to 10 quart kettle or dutch oven, combine drained chopped tomatoes, sugar, oregano, thyme, salt, pepper and bay leaves. Boil tomato mixture gently uncovered, about 1 hour. Strain through a food mill or if you dont have a food mill you can use a blender on puree.Add puree back to pot and boil gently uncovered about another hour or till mixture is of desired consistency.
While that is cooking, in a skillet place ground beef chopped onion, green pepper and garlic till meat is browned and onion and green pepper is tender. Drain off excess fat. Add meat to puree in pot and simmer.
I make this a can it in jars.
Pack hot meat sauce into hot jars, leaving about 1 inch of headspace.
If you dont can, then you can freeze this too.
When serving over spaghetti you can also make meat balls
My family loves this sauce, I hope you do too.
