I make a great sloppy joe sauce. how can i store it?

Question

i'd like to make it ahead... maybe 2 quarts at a time. it's tomato sauce and a litany of spices.... not cooked (til you add it to the meat). can i make this ahead, and put in tightly sealed jars and store it in the pantry ??

Answer 1

You'll have to heat it and place into canning jars and then a hot water bath.

I would freeze it in ziploc bags.

Answer 2

I suggest you freeze it. All foods get contained without spoiling that way.. My mother always does that :)

Answer 3

It may be better to put in some good freezer ziplock bags and freeze it. It'll keep fine, and you can thaw it out a bag at a time. Depends on how long you want to make it ahead of time. Even in jars, I'd store it in the refrigerator for any short periods.

Answer 4

You can put it in freezer containers and freeze it. I make my Grandmothers spaghetti sauce recipe, it makes a dutch oven full and I freeze it all the time. I just use the Glad containers,