Sassy Sarah's Spicey Salsa |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 120 Minutes |
Ready In: 120 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Fantastic way to use up your summer harvest of fresh veggies. Make this as hot as you like or mild to suit other tastes. This is our Game Day Salsa; tried and true with many requests for more! Ingredients:
1 gal. (about 8 lbs.) whole fresh tomatoes |
2 large fresh green peppers, chopped fine |
1 large onion, chopped fine |
1 can (12 oz.) tomato paste |
3/4 gal. (3 qts.) tomato juice |
1 small can chopped jalapeno peppers or |
as many fresh jalapeno peppers as desired, chopped fine |
2 tablespoons garlic powder |
1 tablespoon oregano |
1/2 teaspoon cumin |
1 teaspoon black pepper |
celery seeds if desired |
Directions:
1. Wash tomatoes and either puree or chop, saving the juice to use for part of the 3/4 gallon of tomato juice.
2. Add chopped onions, green peppers, celery seed (if used) and jalapeno peppers to the tomatoes.
3. Stir together tomato paste and spices to tomato juice to blend ingredients.
4. Add to the chopped ingredients.
5. Refrigerate and use immediately, or can immediately for later use.
6. IF CANNING:
7. You will need to use canning salt in each jar before sealing for preserving ingredients.
8. Use 1/2 teaspoon for pint size jars and 1 teaspoon for quart jars.
9. Blanch tomatoes and remove skins before cutting up for salsa or canning just tomatoes for use in soups and sauces during the winter.
10. Time for processing in a boiling water bath varies from recipe to recipe.
11. Cook time also varies depending on whether you are canning salsa or whole or crushed tomatoes for other uses.
12. Time is also different between size of jars (pints or quarts).
13. Check your favorite canning instructions for exact time for your canned salsa.
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