As promised for all you pasta lovers...ENJOY Don't for get the sausage and meatballs!!!!!
Heat oil in a medium pot over Medium heat. Lower heat to Medium-Low and add crushed garlic, stir occasionally until translucent. The garlic should be fragrant at this point. Do not let it burn or turn brown. It was cause the sauce to be bitter. Add chopped parsley, banana peppers, sage, basil, oregano and jalapeno, and let it cook slowly, stirring occasionally. When herbs becomes fragrant, check the color of the oil. It should now have a greenish tinge to it. If it doesn't, continue to cook slowly until the parsley has infused itself with the oil. Use fresh herbs if possible. Add chopped onions and shallots and banana peppers. Stir occasionally until onions become soft and translucent. You will need 20 pounds of tomatoes to make 10 quarts of sauce. I use better boy or beef steak tomatoes, lots of flavor. Cut the tomatoes into chunks, do not peel as a lot of the flavor and nutritional value is in the skin, chop in your blender until they turn into a puree. After you chop them in the blender and cook them you will not even notice the skins are there. Add your blended tomato puree, tomato paste, bring the sauce to a simmer before you add your seasoning, this will make the seasoning dissolve easier and add more flavor. Stir well to combine. Cover partially with lid and simmer for approx. 4 hours. Stirring every half hour. The longer the sauce simmers, the more intense the flavors will become. If you don't have time, don't worry about it. It'll still be good. 1/4 c olive oil-6 cloves garlic crushed-1/2 c chopped parsley-4 large yellow onion, finely chopped-two large shallots finely chopped-20 pounds chopped and blended tomatoes-36 oz. tomato paste-36 oz. water-1/2 finely chopped basil-1/4 cup finely chopped sage-1/4 cup finely chopped oregano-2 finely chopped jalapeno no seeds-6 finely chopped banana peppers no seeds-10 tbsp. salt-4 tbsp. black pepper-4 tbsp. onion powder-4 tbsp. garlic powder-2 tbsp. Italian seasoning-10 tsp. lemon juice. Make sure you use new lids to seal the jars, boil the lids for approx. five minutes to sterilize them. After your jars are sealed place those in a pot of boiling water for approx. 8 minutes. After taking those out of the boiling water set the jars on a towel to cool. You will know that they are sealed when the lid no longer pops up.