Salsa (Water Bath Safe) — FarmPal
Canning recipe yielding 8-10 pints. Stores for 12 months.
Method
canning
Yield
8-10 pints
Storage
12 months
Difficulty
intermediate
Ingredients
- •10 cups chopped tomatoes (about 6 lbs)
- •5 cups chopped onions
- •4 cups chopped peppers (mix of sweet and hot to taste)
- •1 cup bottled lime juice
- •6 cloves garlic, minced
- •2 tablespoons canning salt
- •1 tablespoon cumin
- •1 tablespoon oregano
- •1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- 1Prepare all vegetables, removing seeds from peppers if less heat desired
- 2Combine all ingredients except cilantro in large pot
- 3Bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer 10 minutes
- 4Stir in cilantro
- 5Ladle hot salsa into hot pint jars leaving 1/2 inch headspace
- 6Remove bubbles, wipe rims, apply lids
- 7Process pints 15 minutes in boiling water bath
- 8DO NOT reduce lime juice it's essential for safe acidity