Spicy Chunky Salsa Recipe

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Vinegar adds delightful tang to this sweet salsa. You’ll love it’s taste, but for more heat, leave in some hot pepper seeds. Donna Goutermont - Juneau, Alaska

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Spicy Chunky Salsa Recipe
  • Prep: 1-1/2 hours Process: 15 min./batch
  • Yield: 64 Servings
90 15 105

Ingredients

  • 6 pounds tomatoes
  • 3 large green peppers, chopped
  • 3 large onions, chopped
  • 2 cups white vinegar
  • 1 large sweet red pepper, chopped
  • 1 can (12 ounces) tomato paste
  • 4 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
  • 2 serrano peppers, seeded and chopped
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup minced fresh cilantro
  • 1/2 cup bottled lemon juice
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 3 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Directions

  • In a large saucepan, bring 8 cups water to a boil. Using a slotted spoon, place tomatoes, a few at a time, in boiling water for 30-60 seconds. Remove each tomato and immediately plunge in ice water. Drain and pat dry. Peel and finely chop tomatoes to measure 9 cups.
  • In a stock pot, combine the tomatoes and remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until slightly thickened.
  • Carefully ladle hot mixture into hot 1-pint jars, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles; wipe rims and adjust lids. Process for 15 minutes in a boiling-water canner. Yield: 8 pints.

    Editor's Note: When cutting hot peppers, disposable gloves are recommended. Avoid touching your face. The processing time listed is for altitudes of 1,000 feet or less. For altitudes up to 3,000 feet, add 5 minutes; 6,000 feet, add 10 minutes; 8,000 feet, add 15 minutes; 10,000 feet, add 20 minutes.

Nutritional Facts 1/4 cup equals 25 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 117 mg sodium, 6 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Spicy Chunky Salsa in Healthy Cooking June/July 2010, p49

Tip

Salsa Gift

For a pretty gift, I tie hot red peppers to a jar of homemade canned salsa and decorate it with raffia. —Karen Shaw, Selden, Kansas

Medium-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied white wine such as Riesling or Gewürtztraminer

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Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2011 by ismene_b

excelllent recipe, I eat it even with pasta, fish, ...

greetings from Germany, Ismene


Reviewed on Aug. 26, 2011 by jmpnjac

Great recipe! I followed the recipe except I cut the sugar to 1/4 cup and I removed all the seeds from the jalapeno and serrano peppers. It's a nice mild flavor! The next batch, I'll leave some or all of the seeds in the recipe for a bit more heat!


Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2011 by twinny

This salsa was delicious! I would make it again, I did cut it in half because I didn't need that much and don't have to many people to give it too, maybe when I move back home! Love it!


Reviewed on Sep. 07, 2010 by murna

Made this yesterday and my husband and I ate it out of the stockpot as it was cooking! Next time I would drain some of the juice off the tomatoes and cut back on the amount of sugar. This recipe is a keeper!

 
 
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