Chili Sauce

15 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 8 quarts ripe tomatoes
  • 6 green peppers, seeded
  • 1 tablespoon dried hot peppers or 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
  • 6 large white onions
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 3 cups cider vinegar (or less)
  • 3 tablespoons coarse salt
  • 1 tablespoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon ground allspice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon celery seed
  • 2 tablespoons dry mustard

Directions

  1. 1
    Use a large porcelain or stainless kettle.
  2. 2
    Scald, peel and quarter tomatoes.
  3. 3
    Put peppers, pepper pods, and onions through a food grinder.
  4. 4
    Add remaining ingredients and simmer SLOWLY until thickened, about 3 hours.
  5. 5
    Stir frequently to prevent scorching, and do not scrape bottom of pan.
  6. 6
    Add salt if needed.
  7. 7
    Put sauce in sterilized pint jars and process in a water bath for 10 minutes, 20 minutes for quarts.
  8. 8
    TIP: I mix this in my porcelain canning kettle, then separate it into two heavy stainless steel pans to cook. There is less chance of scorching when cooking a smaller quantity, and a heavier-bottomed pan helps, too.

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