MISSHAPEN TOMATOES HOW TO
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When choosing tomatoes for canning salsa, you’ll ideally want to choose paste tomatoes. Store cooled homemade salsa in a dark place, like a pantry, for up to 18 months. Plus, good salsa is ridiculously expensive and if you can make your own for just a dollar or two a jar, it’s worth it! It’s a little bit of work upfront, but the results for this homemade salsa are so worth it. (I use these tongs to make things easier and I highly recommend them if you are going to can. Place the filled jars into a hot water bath and process for 30 minutes, ensuring the jars are submerged in hot water the entire time.Ĭarefully remove the jars from the hot water bath canner and place on a rack or a kitchen towel until cool to the touch. Place the tops on the jars and seal to close. I use a funnel to keep things clean, but make sure you wipe the top of the jar before putting the tops on. I highly recommend grabbing a few spoonfuls and enjoying it with chips while it cooks. Put all of your ingredients into a large stock pan and simmer for at least 30 minutes until it thickens. If you want your salsa to have more texture, then I recommend chopping the tomatoes by hand and using the food processor for everything else. I did one batch chopping everything by hand and one roughly chopping using the food processor and they results were really similar. To make things easier, you can use your food processor. Once your tomatoes are peeled, it’s time to chop them.

MISSHAPEN TOMATOES HOW TO

If you are new to canning tomatoes, I have a step-by-step guide for how to peel tomatoes. (I use my spider to transfer the tomatoes from the boiling water to the ice water without getting splashed.)

Then, remove the tomatoes from the water and place directly into a bowl if iced water to shock. To do this, make an “X” in the bottom of the tomatoes, then place in boiling water for 60 seconds. This is essential in order to make this salsa recipe safe for canning.

MISSHAPEN TOMATOES SKIN

You’ll need to first remove the tomato skin before you chop your tomatoes. If you are making a hot salsa, then I highly recommend using gloves when chopping the hot peppers. The only difficult thing is removing the skins from the tomatoes ahead of time.

Prepping all of your ingredients first will make canning salsa much easier in the long-run. For this salsa canning recipe you’ll need the following:

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