Picante salsa sauce
1 Pints
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | pounds | Tomatoes -OR- |
| Chilies, hot (2-6); chopped | ||
| 1 | large | Onion; chopped |
| 1 | large | Bell pepper, green; chopped |
| 3 | Garlic cloves; minced | |
| ⅔ | cup | Tomato paste |
| ¾ | cup | Vinegar, white |
| 3 | tablespoons | Sugar |
| 1 | tablespoon | Salt, pickling |
| 2 | teaspoons | Paprika OPTIONAL -- |
| 2 | teaspoons | Cilantro; finely chopped |
Directions
Blanch tomatoes. Chop peppers and onion, bring to boil, then simmer ½ hour. Add cilantro and cook another ½ hour Notes: Pour into hot sterilized jars. Boil lids 15 - 20 minutes. After blanching tomatoes, add only tomatoes, do not add all the tomato juice, otherwise you will end up with a thin(runny) salsa. You can double & triple this recipe and it will turn out real nice