Best Sharons Thick Salsa Recipes

CHUNKY TOMATO SALSA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first nine ingredients. Stir in the tomato paste, vinegar and lemon juice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour, stirring frequently. Cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate until chilled. Serve with chips.

THE BEST CANNING SALSA

Steps:

• Combine tomatoes, onions, vinegar, tomato paste, green bell peppers, red bell peppers, banana peppers, sugar, garlic, pickling salt, and black pepper in a large stockpot; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 30 minutes. Mix cilantro into salsa.
• Sterilize the jars and lids in boiling water for at least 5 minutes. Pack salsa into hot, sterilized jars, filling to within 1/4 inch of the top. Run a knife or thin spatula around the insides of the jars after they have been filled to remove any air bubbles. Wipe the rims of the jars with a moist paper towel to remove any food residue. Top with lids and screw on rings.
• Place a rack in the bottom of a large stockpot and fill halfway with water. Bring to a boil and lower jars into the boiling water using a holder. Leave a 2-inch space between the jars. Pour in more boiling water if necessary to bring the water level to at least 1 inch above the tops of the jars. Bring the water to a rolling boil, cover the pot, and process for 35 minutes.
• Remove the jars from the stockpot and place onto a cloth-covered or wood surface, several inches apart, until cool. Once cool, press the top of each lid with a finger, ensuring that the seal is tight (lid does not move up or down at all). Store in a cool, dark area.

SHARON'S THICK SALSA

Steps:

• Get boiling water bath canner ready and boiling making sure water is at least 1 inch over tops of pint jars, get lids simmering but not boiling. Have clean and ready 6 pint jars and 1 half pint jar.
• In a separate pan combine 6 14oz cans tomatoes, Mrs Wages medium salsa package, vinegar and the chopped onion. Bring to a boil and then back down to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
• Using a ladle scoop out 2 ladles of salsa into a strainer over a bowl and drain salsa before adding to the pint jars. Drain all salsa before adding to the jars. Fill about 5 pint jars leaving 1" head space. Fill Half pint jars again leaving a 1" head space. Use a little of the left over salsa juice and add just a little to each jar. Add left over salsa juice to a separate pint jar. Wipe tops of jars before adding lids and screwing on the rings.
• Water bath can everything for 40 minutes as it says on the Mrs wages package directions.
• Listen to lids to pop when taken out of the canner and cooled.