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Green Beans

Makes 5 jars Ingredients: 20 pounds of green beans 3 cups of water 1 cup of white vinegar 5 tbsp table salt Olive oil, oregano, garlic Directions: Boil beans until semi soft, drain water and let sit until they are cool to the touch. Pack 

Meatballs – Authentic Italian

Meatballs – Authentic Italian

Ingredients 1 lb lean ground beef1 lb ground pork2 cups (500 ml) bread crumbs (soak in water for few minutes)2 cloves garlic (crushed or grated)1/4 cup parsley3 eggs3/4 cup romano or parmesan cheese1 tbsp (15 ml) salt Directions: Preheat oven to 350 deg F and 

Homemade Italian Tomato Sauce

Homemade Italian Tomato Sauce

Looking for a classic Italian recipe for homemade pasta sauce or tomato sauce from scratch?

Ingredients:

10 lbs tomatoes
1/2 cup (125 ml) olive oil
1 clove garlic
1 tbsp basil
1 tbsp oregano
Salt to taste

Directions:

Add 1/2 cup of olive oil and clove of garlic to cooking pot. Start simmer on low temperature. Add tomatoes.

To prepare tomatoes we will give you two options:

Option 1 – Drop tomatoes into boiling water for 1/2 minute or 30 seconds. Remove and peel skin. Place the peeled tomatoes into your cooking pot and crush.

Option 2 – If you have a blender or bullet mixer you do not need to peel or boil the tomatoes. Remove core, cut the tomatoes in half and blend. Add the mixture to your cooking pot.

Add basil, oregano and salt. Simmer for 3-4 hours. Mangia!!

For meat sauce add cooked lean ground beef.

Roasted Peppers

Another specialty which is easy to make and worth the effort is roasted peppers Mamma style. Ingredients: 3 peppers (1 green, 1 red, 1 yellow or whatever you have) 4-5 cloves Garlic 1 tbsp oregano 2 tbsp salt olive oil Directions: roast peppers on baking