Range Fire Salsa
Prep and Cook Time: about 4 hours. Notes: Gayle Stover named her spicy salsa for the range fires that are common near her home in Hazelton, Idaho. To peel the tomatoes, immerse in boiling water until skins crack, about 15 seconds. Lift out with a slotted spoon and let cool, then pull off skins. At altitudes of 1,000 to 6,000 feet, process jars for 20 minutes; above 6,000 feet, process for 25 minutes.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
Follow steps 1 through 4 of Canning Instructions, using seven pint-size jars.
Step 2
2
Coarsely chop tomatoes; you should have 3 quarts, including juices. Stem, seed, and coarsely chop bell peppers; you should have 1 1/2 quarts. Peel and coarsely chop onions; you should have 1 1/2 quarts. Stem and mince jalapeños; you should have 3/4 cup.
Step 3
3
In an 8- to 10-quart pan, combine tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, jalapeños, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, salt, chile flakes, pepper, and cumin. Measure volume. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-high and stir often for 1 hour. Reduce heat to medium and stir often until thick and reduced by half, about 1 hour more.
Step 4
4
Follow steps 5 through 11 of Canning Instructions, leaving 1/2 inch of headspace in each jar and processing jars for 15 minutes (see notes).
Step 5
5
Note: Nutritional analysis is per tablespoon.
Ingredients
7 1/4 pounds ripe tomatoes, peeled (see notes)
2 1/3 pounds bell peppers (green and/or yellow)
3 3/4 pounds onions
3 1/2 ounces fresh jalapeño chiles (about 5)
1 1/4 cups cider vinegar
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon hot chile flakes
1 1/2 teaspoons pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
Directions
Step 1
1
Follow steps 1 through 4 of Canning Instructions, using seven pint-size jars.
Step 2
2
Coarsely chop tomatoes; you should have 3 quarts, including juices. Stem, seed, and coarsely chop bell peppers; you should have 1 1/2 quarts. Peel and coarsely chop onions; you should have 1 1/2 quarts. Stem and mince jalapeños; you should have 3/4 cup.
Step 3
3
In an 8- to 10-quart pan, combine tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, jalapeños, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, salt, chile flakes, pepper, and cumin. Measure volume. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-high and stir often for 1 hour. Reduce heat to medium and stir often until thick and reduced by half, about 1 hour more.
Step 4
4
Follow steps 5 through 11 of Canning Instructions, leaving 1/2 inch of headspace in each jar and processing jars for 15 minutes (see notes).
Step 5
5
Note: Nutritional analysis is per tablespoon.
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