Picante Sauce
Ingredients
Ripe tomatoes
3 teaspoons ground oregano
Yellow hot banana peppers
3 onions
1 12 oz. can tomato paste
2 cups white vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon cumin
1/4 cup canning salt
Preparation
1
Peel and chop 15 large, 20 medium, or 25 small ripe tomatoes. Chop yellow hot banana peppers either (6 for hot sauce, 4 for medium-hot, or 2 for mild) and 3 jalapeno peppers*. Add to the tomatoes and peppers the tomato paste, vinegar, sugar, lemon juice, cumin, canning salt and ground oregano. Bring to boil and simmer 1 1/2 hours. Seal in jars. (Roaster oven holds triple batch.)
Tools
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About
*Be sure to wear plastic gloves when cutting the peppers- they will burn your fingers!
Yield:
7.0 pints
Added:
Friday, December 11, 2009 - 3:15am
