Piquant Tomato Sauce

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups coarsely chopped tomatoes (about 4 large)
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 3 jalapeno peppers or 1 long hot yellow wax pepper (seeded & finely chopped)
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon pickling salt

Recipe

• 1 combine tomatoes, garlic, celery, peppers, onion& water in a large stainless steel or enamel saucepan.
• 2 bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover & boil gently, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes or until mixture has thickened& vegetables are soft.
• 3 cool slightly; puree in a blender or food processor until smooth.
• 4 return mixture to pot and add vinegar & spices.
• 5 boil gently for 5 minutes to blend the flavours, stirring continuously.
• 6 ladle sauce into hot, sterile jars allowing 1/2 inch of head space.
• 7 process 15 minutes for 250 ml jars & 20 minutes for 500 ml jars.