I just harvested a ton of basil and tomatoes from our garden. I'm looking for a tomato sauce canning recipe with lots of fresh basil, but can't find any. Any ideas? Or can I just make up my own and can it in the pressure canner? Thanks!
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Stella - I usually just add extra basil to my favorite tomato sauce recipes. Personally I would recommend that you freeze the basil in ice cube trays with a little water. Pop em out and store in a bag in the freezer. Then when you open up your canned sauce throw in an ice cube while you a heating it and the basil will melt into the sauce. Basil looses A LOT of flavor when cooked so you will get a fresher taste this way. It should always be added to sauces just before they are finished.
I'm with Julie on the basil. Most sauce recipes for canning purposes don't call for basil, oregano or parsley because they lose their flavor or even change flavor after being canned up for a while. Those herbs are best frozen or dried and used as needed.
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Lots of Basil and Tomatoes, need a recipe!
Posted - Sep 07 2009 : 08:13:41 AM
