Sweet Tomato Sauce

Ingredients:

~ 6 Bell Peppers ( assorted colours)

~ 9 cups chopped tomatoes

~ 4 cups chopped onions

~ 3 finely chopped garlic cloves

~ 4 cups sliced button mushrooms ( can used canned mushrooms)

~ 1/4 cup lemon juice

~ 3/4 cup vinegar

~ 3- 369 ml cans of tomato paste

~ 3 tbsp Chinese 5 spice powder

~ 2 tsp coarse salt

~ 2 tsp pepper

~ 2 cups Brown sugar

Directions:

1) Blanch, peel and chop tomatoes

2) Coarsely chop bell peppers

3) Coarsely chop onions, slice mushrooms, finely chop garlic

4) Place tomatoes,peppers,onions,garlic, mushrooms in large pot

5) Add lemon juice,vinegar,5 spice powder,salt and pepper,Brown sugar to pot.

6)  Bring to a boil and simmer 1/2 hour.

7) Add tomato paste and simmer another 1/2 hour.

8) Place in sterilized 500 ml jars

9) Process in hot water bath 30 minutes.

*Very good thicker sweet tomato sauce for chicken,ribs, or pork.*

Recipe By Donna