The base recipe I’ve been using for years:
5lbs Ripe tomatoes, chopped. (Scalded and peeled)
3 Mild green chiles, chopped
1 Large sweet onion (yeah, just go ahead and chop everything)
2 Medium green peppers
1 Large red pepper
1 Medium yellow pepper
2 Poblano peppers
8 Jalapeño peppers
2 cloves garlic
1 5.5oz can tomato paste
3/4c vinegar
1 Tbsp pickling salt
1 tsp paprika
Combine all ingredients in a large pot. Bring to a boil, uncovered, over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
Boil gently for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thicked to desired consistency. (it will thicken more as it cools)
Taste for hotness. Add more jalapeño peppers, if desired.
Pour into hot, sterilized jars, seal. Or freeze.
Makes about 5 pints.
Actual notes from batches I’ve made:
2001 – Hot
3 Poblano peppers, no seeds.
7 Jalapeño peppers, with seeds
3 Anaheim peppers, with seeds
1 Large red pepper
1 Large yellow pepper
2 Small green peppers.
2001 – Mild
2 Small spanish onions
3 Jalapeño
1 Red poblano
3 Anaheim
2 Small green peppers
1 Large red pepper
1 Large yellow pepper
1 Large orange pepper
3 cloves garlic
2002 – Mild
1 Large white onion
2 Jalapeño
1 Red hot chili pepper
1.5 Large green pepper
1 Large red pepper
1 Large yellow pepper
2 Cloves garlic
2002 – Hot
1 Large white onion
3 Large jalapeño
5 Small home-grown jalapeño
1 Red hot chili pepper
1 Large green pepper
1 Large yellow pepper
1 Large red pepper
2 Cloves garlic
2003 – Mild
5 lbs Roma from Karla
1 Jumbo onion
3 Jalapeño (homegrown)
2 Poblano (1/4 lb)
3 Anaheim (1/4 lb)
1 Large green pepper
1 Large yellow pepper
1 Large red pepper
4 Small cloves garlic
2003 – Hot
5 lbs Roma from Karla
1 Jumbo onion
10 Jalapeño (homegrown)
1 Habanero (homegrown)
2 Poblano
3 Anaheim
1 Large green
1 Large yellow
1 Large red
7 Very small cloves garlic
2006
2 Green
1 Red
1 Yellow
3 Poblanos
2 Yellow hot wax
5 Jalapeño
5 Fish peppers
1 Habanero
2 Cloves garlic
1 Medium onion
2007
10 Jalapeño
1 Habanero
1 Green
1 Red
1 Yellow
1 Poblano
1 Mediterranian
1 Hungarian Hot
1 Hungarian Sweet
1 Small homegrown green
1.5 Onion
Garlic
2012
1 Onion
2 Anaheim
1 Green
4 Garlic
3 Jalapeño
2 Garden Salsa
2021 – Two batches
Jalapeñoes I grew this year had no heat.
5 Red cayenne
1/2 tsp Jalapeño powder
Lime juice in one batch
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