NFL Salsa

We call it NFL Salsa.....because we usually end up opening a jar while watching the games.....making the salsa is an activity the the whole family likes to get involved with...There is nothing that compares with the taste of salsa that is made from tomatoes and peppers from your own garden. Ahhh, the flavors of summer in the middle of the winter...We grow Big Boy and Better Boy tomatoes as far the peppers we have Cheyenne, Chili and Jalapeno

Also picked up a couple Spanish onions.......only need one for this batch

The canning jars go into the dishwasher to be sanitized

Cut out the stems......and then quarter the tomatoes

Then with a small knife I cut off the skins

Then the meat of the tomatoes goes in the pot

The red Cheyenne peepers are the hottest.....I made the mistake once of rubbing my eye while chopping them

We add some sweet corn to balance the heat

The jalapeno and chili peppers get deseeded

Then into the chopper

chopped fine and then in the pot

Spanish onion chopped and added to the mix

to help thicken things up I add some tomato paste

Two cups of lemon juice......for canning this important to help preserve the salsa

because the salsa is hot enough with the peppers I use the mild mix

some minced garlic

oregano spice

Then on the stove top to simmer for 30 minutes

fill the jars

be sure to wipe the rim for a good seal

time for the bath water needs to be about an inch above the jars

Bring to a boil for 20 minutes

then remove jars from the bath

let cool then check tops to make sure seal is good

Nine jars from the first batch......we should get one more batch out of the garden before the summer is over.