Last night (Wednesday, Sept 14th), I arrived at home to find Connor eagerly preparing to make salsa. Keep in mind...we have a tiny kitchen... I am ravenous...all I can think about is dinner... all he can think about is SALSA!
We have been afraid to can tomato products due to the risk of botulism. But, with a little research and our trusty Ball Blue Book, we canned a very delicious salsa!
Connor scored a 20# box of heirloom tomatoes at the local farmer's market for $20. We cored, blanched, shocked, peeled, and trimmed til my fingers hurt! (and I wasn't even the one doing most of the work!) Connor was busy cleaning and sterilizing our pint jars and lids. Plus, he chopped all the onions, peppers, tomatoes, and cilantro... Juiced the lemons and limes...peeled the garlic and pureed it in the food processor. We combined it all in a big pot with some spices and salt and let it cook for 20 minutes. Then we used our handy immersion blender to puree it into a perfect texture.
We processed in a hot water bath for 15 minutes... It was music to our ears as the jars started to cool and the lids started to *pop*!
Ummm, my mouth is watering. How neat to can salsa. I would love to come over and share, I'll gather the rest of the group and we'll be there in a couple of hours!
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