Freezer Salsa

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 10 -12 large very ripe tomatoes
• 2 large cooking onions or 2 medium spanish onions
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 8 cloves garlic, minced
• 8 jalapeno peppers or 1 can diced green chilis
• 2 -3 sweet green peppers (or mix of green and red)
• 2 (5 1/2 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 1/4 cup vinegar or 1/4 cup cider vinegar or 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 peel,core, seed and coarsely chop tomatoes.
• 2 you should have 10 cups.
• 3 peel and finely chop onions.
• 4 heat oil in a large pot over medium heat.
• 5 when hot, add onions and garlic.
• 6 cook, stirring often, until onions are soft.
• 7 meanwhile, seed and finely chop jalapenos.
• 8 seed and coarsely chop sweet peppers.
• 9 when onions are soft, stir in tomato paste.
• 10 add tomatoes, peppers, vinegar, paprika, sugar and salt.
• 11 for extra heat stir in cayenne.
• 12 bring to boil and lower heat until it gently boils.
• 13 cook uncovered stirring occasionally until thickened, about 30 minutes.
• 14 store covered in refrigerator for 1 week or freeze.
• 15 flavor improves in the refrigerator or freezer.