Ragu Sauce

Some years back when son L was in Haiti for several months, we spent a week with him. While there, we became acquainted with Doreen and her husband from Ohio. Doreen is a pro at cooking and talked about a pizza sauce that is baked in the oven. I kept it in the back of my head and this summer I finally made it.

The first step:

cut tomatoes in half and lay cut side down in 10x15 pan

bake at 350 for 20-30 min or until skins crack

let cool, peel and remove white-ish core and squish with hands

(I like chunks in my sauce but it can also be blended)

Ragu Sauce

8-10 quarts tomato sauce

saute:

3 lbs diced onion

4 green peppers

2 bulbs garlic

1 cop cut-up celery

1 cup olive oil

blend in and mix well:

1 tbsp pepper

5 tblsp parsley flakes

1 tblsp oregano

1 tsp basil

1 tblsp worcestershire sauce

These ingredients can be blended in a blender before adding rest of ingredients.

I did not because, again, I like chunky sauce.

add and mix well:

1/3 c salt

1/2 c sugar

1 lg can tomato sauce

Place all ingredients in large roasting pan. Bake at 350 degrees 2-3 hrs or till desired thickness.

Process in jars.

I chose to freeze the sauce.