Home Grown Salsa Thread

[Evolver]

Post up your Salsa here.

Yesterday I harvested the main ingredients for our 2013 batch of Salsa.



Top left to bottom right,
Money Maker tomatoes, Sweet Onions, Beefsteak, Celebrity Tomatoes.
Serrano, Cayenne, Pasilla (brown) Peppers, Sun Sugar Cherry tomatoes.

I had to buy Poblano peppers, Garlic and Cilantro. Next year I hope not to have to buy.





Processed amounts

18 c Tomatoes
12 c Onions
6 c Serrano and Cayenne Peppers
5 c Poblano
1/4 c Cilantro
6 Garlic cloves
1 tbs Salt
1 1/2 Red wine vinegar


Bring to boil then simmer uncovered until you have reduced it to your liking. I reduced ours down 1/3rd.

Water bath at a rolling boil for 20 min.



13 pints of goodness.

[Evolver]

Post up your Salsa here.

Yesterday I harvested the main ingredients for our 2013 batch of Salsa.



Top left to bottom right,
Money Maker tomatoes, Sweet Onions, Beefsteak, Celebrity Tomatoes.
Serrano, Cayenne, Pasilla (brown) Peppers, Sun Sugar Cherry tomatoes.

I had to buy Poblano peppers, Garlic and Cilantro. Next year I hope not to have to buy.





Processed amounts

18 c Tomatoes
12 c Onions
6 c Serrano and Cayenne Peppers
5 c Poblano
1/4 c Cilantro
6 Garlic cloves
1 tbs Salt
1 1/2 Red wine vinegar


Bring to boil then simmer uncovered until you have reduced it to your liking. I reduced ours down 1/3rd.

Water bath at a rolling boil for 20 min.



12 pints of goodness.

[ak474u]

Sounds tasty. I roast my maters and onions on the grill when I have time, but this one sounds pretty good.

[bacpacker]

Looks good E. Nothing like a good salsa.

[Sniper-T]

You suck man! You're just posting this to tease me! Just 'cause I liked yours so much, and it will be about a week before I get my tomatoes in the ground. lol

I, and Mrs Sniper can both attest to the quality of E's salsa.

Great thread idea. I can't wait to see new tried and tested recipes.

[Evolver]

Thanks you guys and a special thanks to Sniper.

Yeah lets keep a going.

[ladyhk13]

Does the variety of tomato matter that much or is it more that you just want a few different kinds in the mix?

[Evolver]

Does the variety of tomato matter that much or is it more that you just want a few different kinds in the mix?

Mainly I use what's ripe but like anything food related a blend of flavors are always good.

The Sun Sugar cherry tomatoes are just like there name... Yellow and sweet so I didn't add any sugar to the batch, the Money Makers are like a Roma... Meaty and less seeds so it's better for the "sauce", the Beefsteak is a good "filler" and the Celebrity has the most home grown flavor.

[ladyhk13]

This is going to be fun to try. I have 3 or 4 varieties of tomatoes planted but I also went crazy this year with hot peppers! I have tabasco, garden salsa, thai, chili, pepperocine , ghost, cayenne, hot banana, sweet yellow and big bertha. Can't wait to see how all of those mix into salsa and chili's and who knows what else I can throw them into? They would be a great base for sausage too!! Might have to get BRWW and Izzy to bag a deer this year for me since I believe I have solved my problem with the gaminess and have figured out how to make it taste like beef. Just might turn into a venison eater after all (maybe).
Now I have to keep the plants alive and the kritters out of them since something got into them overnight and about ripped them out of the pots so we moved them up to the patio and can now barely walk.

[izzyscout21]

I still have a jar of Evo's salsa I've been saving for a special occasion.

I plan on bringing it to the get together.