Ingredients
- 24 whole Medium Tomatoes
- 2 whole Bell Peppers (Large)
- 1 whole Red Pepper (Large)
- 1 cup Jalapeno Peppers (about 5-6)
- 1- 1/2 whole White Onion
- 1 whole Red Onion
- 12 ounces
- fluid Can Tomato Paste
- 1 cup White Vinegar
- 1/2 cups Sugar
- 1/4 cups Salt
- 4 Tablespoons Cilantro
- 3 cloves Garlic
- Minced
Instructions
- Makes 6 quarts.
- 1.
- The tomatoes need to be skinned.
- You do this by boiling water in a large pot and then putting the tomatoes in the boiling water for 20 to 30 SECONDS.
- Place them in a bowl of ice water immediately.
- Then you can peel them.
- 2.
- Cut all of the peppers and remove the seeds.
- If you dont remove the jalapeno seeds, your salsa will not be mild.
- 3.
- In a food processor or chopper, chop bell peppers, onions, jalapenos, garlic and the tomatoes.
- They can be chopped by hand, but the food processor is easier.
- Also, I dont like my salsa really chunky, so the food processor works better for me.
- If you want a chunkier salsa, you can chop half of the vegetables by hand.
- 4.
- Put all ingredients into a large pot.
- Bring to boil and simmer for 25 minutes.
- This process boils off some of the liquid from the tomatoes.
- 5.
- Place lids and rings into a small pot with water and bring the water to a boil.
- This will get the lids soft so they will seal better.
- Leave them in the hot water until you place them on the jars.
- 6.
- Also, start your water bath (canner) water on the burner at this time.
- It takes a while to get the water boiling.
- 7.
- Pour the salsa into hot jars (you get the jars hot by putting them in a sink of hot water).
- You want to leave an inch of air at the top of the jars.
- 8.
- Wipe the rim of the jars with a wet cloth to get any drips off and then seal them with the lids, making sure you screw them on tight.
- 9.
- Place jars into a water bath and bring the water to a boil.
- The water in the water bath needs to be at least an inch above the jars.
- Boil salsa jars for 20 minutes for quart-sized jars or 15 minutes for pint-sized ones.
- 10.
- Take the bottles out of the water bath canner and place them on a towel.
- They will seal as the jars cool.
- You know they are sealed by pressing down on the lid of the jar.
- If it doesnt pop when you push it, then they are sealed.
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