Homemade Chunky Salsa Recipe

Name: Homemade Chunky Salsa
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Snacks & Appetizers
Ingredients: 8 quarts Tomatoes, Diced; 1 quart Sweet Peppers, Chopped; 1 quart Onions, Chopped; 1 quart Celery, Chopped; 1 quart Cider Vinegar; 2 cups Water; 1 cup Sugar; 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar; 1/3 cups Canning Salt, Not Iodized; 1 Tablespoon Pickling Spice, Tied In A Cloth; 2 Tablespoons Chili Powder; 3 Tablespoons Cayenne Pepper, More If You Want It Hotter; 1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder; 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice; 1 Tablespoon Lime Juice; Tabasco Sauce, To Taste (None For Mild Salsa, Plenty For Hot Salsa); Fresh Ground Black Pepper To Taste

Servings: persons

8 quarts Tomatoes, Diced
1 quart Sweet Peppers, Chopped
1 quart Onions, Chopped
1 quart Celery, Chopped
1 quart Cider Vinegar
2 cups Water
1 cup Sugar
2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
1/3 cups Canning Salt, Not Iodized
1 Tablespoon Pickling Spice, Tied In A Cloth
2 Tablespoons Chili Powder
3 Tablespoons Cayenne Pepper, More If You Want It Hotter
1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder
2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
1 Tablespoon Lime Juice
Tabasco Sauce, To Taste (None For Mild Salsa, Plenty For Hot Salsa)
Fresh Ground Black Pepper To Taste

1
Combine all ingredient in a large, heavy kettle or roasting pan. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 3 to 3-1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
2
Remove the picking spice that was tied in a cloth. Pour hot salsa into clean, sterilized pint jars. Process in a pressure canner at 10 lbs. pressure for 30 minutes.
3
This makes a mild to medium-heat salsa. For killer hot, we drop in 2 or 3 jalapeno peppers.
4
Yields 14 pints.
5
(We've cooked this in the oven, on the barbecue, and on a portable propane burner. All methods work equally well.)

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 17 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 8 quarts Tomatoes, Diced, 1 quart Sweet Peppers, Chopped, 1 quart Onions, Chopped, 1 quart Celery, Chopped, and more.

Yes, Homemade Chunky Salsa falls under the Snacks & Appetizers category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Keep refrigerated in an airtight container and enjoy within 1–2 days for the best freshness. Best served cold — no reheating needed.

Homemade Chunky Salsa

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