Homemade Spicy Hot V8 - Substitute / Copycat / Clone

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 8 quarts water
• 4 lbs homegrown tomatoes
• 1 bunch celery, finely chopped
• 8 green jalapeno peppers, chopped
• 1 cup vinegar
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons oregano
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 head garlic, pressed
• 4 tablespoons salt
• 4 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, combine all ingredients except the sugar.
• 2 bring to a boil, and cook at a steady boil for 2 hours.
• 3 remove from heat and strain through a relatively fine mesh, making sure to express all the liquid you can.
• 4 discard the pulp.
• 5 return the liquid to the pot, and refrigerate overnight.
• 6 skip off clear liquid in the am and then boil until the liquid is reduced to roughly three quarts.
• 7 add four tablespoons of sugar.
• 8 remove from heat, stir, and let cool.