CelticGypsy Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 When your garden is overflowing with tomatoes, make some of this yummy salsa for the freezer. Most salsas don't freeze well, but this one was created for the freezer. 7 lbs. fresh tomatoes3 cups seeded, chopped chile peppers, such as *anaheim or *poblano1/2 cup seeded, finely chopped jalapeno, or *serrano chiles2 cups chopped onion5 cloves garlic, minced1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro1/2 cup vinegar1 Tbs. sugar1 tsp. salt1 tsp. pepper Peel, seed and coarsely chop tomatoes. Place tomatoes in a large colander and drain for 30 minutes. Place drained tomatoes in a large kettle and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes or until thickened. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and place kettle in a sink filled with ice water to cool quickly. When cool, spoon into freezer-proof containers, leaving 1/2 inch head space. Will freeze for up to 6 months, makes 4 pints. *** Anaheim - a long (4 to 7 inches ) light green chile with a mild flavor. They are sold fresh or in cans, whole or diced.*** Poblano - mild to fairly pungent, wedge-shaped, dark green pepper witha thick, leathery skin. This chile is highly regarded for its flavor complexity.*** Serrano - slightly smaller than jalapenos ( 1 1/2 to 3 inches long ) , this light green chile is very hot but has excellent flavor. Remove the stems and seeds inside to reduce the heat. Enjoy ! O-Lay ! Regards,Gypsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MissTree Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Yum! Thanks for sharing this recipe! Love salsa! :carrot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Found it, thanks CG! I am not sure I will get 7 pounds of tomatoes lol, but I can always add from the store what doesn't come from the garden :-) M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 great recipe, thanks.Can never have to much salsa imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frayves Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Be very careful when buying tomatoes, if you want to really eat tomatoes. I get the following information from a professional that grows tomatoes to sells them. NEVER take the biggest ones, the ones that are uniformly red. Tomatoes get a lot of spray treatment (hormones, and so on...) to be beautiful and stay beautiful until you buy it, forget it in your frigde and remember after a week that you have tomatoes. Don't worry, they will be still beautiful, like plastic. The smallest tomatoes, not uniformly red are coming from the place where the spray machines can't reach well. Here a link, it is one example, but it you google a bit, you will find a lot more and understand (if you don't know it yet) what the poor baby tomatoes endured until it became this huge red ball that super-market call tomatoes. http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/repositoryfiles/ca307p8-71398.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Dont you grow your own? They are the best indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frayves Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 On the balcony of our flat in Athens, no, not possible. Ahhh, I miss my house in France sometime, with its garden, grass, small pond,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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