Zesty Salsa for Canning

• roughly chopped tomatoes10 cups
• chopped and seeded bell peppers5 cups
• chopped onions5 cups
• hot peppers, chopped, seeded↗2 1⁄2 cups
• cider vinegar↗1 1⁄4 cups
• garlic cloves↗3

  minced

• cilantro↗2 tablespoons

  minced

• salt↗3 teaspoons
• tomato paste↗1 ounce

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Combine all ingredients except tomato paste in large sauce pot.

2. 2

   Simmer until desired thickness.

3. 3

   Stir in tomato paste.

4. 4

   Ladle hot salsa into hot jars leaving 1/4 inch head-space.

5. 5

   Process 15 minutes in a hot water bath.

6. 6

   Note: use more hot peppers for a very hot salsa or less for mild.

7. 7

   It depends on how hot your peppers are and how hot you like your salsa.

8. 8

   I never get close to 2 1⁄2 cups for our mild salsa.