Monday, May 01, 2006

Aunt Nadine's Cooked Salsa Recipe

As I promised over at Farmgirl's site in response to someone's request for a cooked/cannable salsa recipe, I checked with my Aunt Nadine out in Kansas and got permission to post her recipe. I don't know where she got it - I'm sure she's customized it some. I never got around to making it last year, but I definitely plan to this year! Here it is...

20 lbs. tomatoes, peeled and chopped
4 lrg green peppers
4 onions
2 bulbs garlic
2 - 4 T chopped jalapeƱos depending on how spicy you like it
(these are canned as I usually can't find fresh in the winter when I make mine,
so adjust if using fresh)
6 T chopped fresh cilantro
2/3 c. sugar
1 c.
white vinegar
3 T salt
1-1/2 t. pepper
1-1/2 t. cayenne
pepper
1 t. garlic powder

Cook down tomatoes 1 hr or more and drain off some of the extra juice. Add everything else and simmer uncovered for at least an hour, or till it thickens. Sometimes I need to drain off more juice...this can be canned for bloody mary
mix....YUM!!!!!

Process in hot water bath 20 minutes.
ENJOY!!!!

3 comments:

Peter said...

Will you be shipping any jars up to Chicago, then?

:-)

Jeph said...

Ummm.... Let's make sure I MAKE the stuff before I start promising any care packages!! ;-) Man, first you want the raw tomatoes, and now you expect me to cook 'em into fabulous foods for you? SO demanding! ;-)

Peter said...

You make it sound like I don't deserve it or something. I do, don't I?

[flutters eyelashes innocently]