Canning Medium Salsa Recipe

The best salsa recipe for canning.

Fresh salsa with jalapeno recipe. Pack salsa into hot sterilized jars filling to within 14 inch of the top. Start boiling water for canning. This salsa recipe for canning uses 2 12 cups of chopped bell peppers along with 3 4 medium jalapenos.

If you fail to properly balance the acid levels in your salsa you create a breeding ground for food borne bacteria that can make you seriously ill according to karen blakeslee a food scientist with kansas state university. Prepare your canner jars and lids as we talk about in our intro to canning post. Wipe mouth of jars with clean damp cloth.

This recipe makes 4 5 pints or 2 quarts of medium salsa. In medium sauce pan mix all ingredients and bring to a boil. Let simmer 5 minutes.

Canning salsa is a tricky task because you are combining highly acidic tomatoes with peppers onions and other low acid foods. In fact this recipe is our standard go to salsa recipe that we make every year. Fill jars leaving 12 inch headspace.

When i make this hot i usually add 2 cups chopped bell peppers and 12 cup of chopped jalapenos. You can adjust the amounts of spices seasonings and salt in this recipe but dont adjust the amount of vinegar vegetables or tomatoes. Blanch and peel your tomatoes.

The process for canning salsa is similar to canning jam or canning picklesjust with a bit more chopping. Place lids on jars screw on bands finger tight. Salsa is one of the most popular canning recipes.

Classic canned salsa ingredients. There are lots of other details and notes down below in the homemade salsa recipe and the step by step guide so make sure to read thoroughly and feel free to ask any questions in the comments. This recipe is from the ball blue book.

It has a lot of steps but that is because i break up each step so its easy to follow. If you want more heat then i recommend subbing in some of the chopped bell peppers for spicier peppers. Sterilize the jars and lids in boiling water for at least 5 minutes.

But there are few important steps that you must follow to make the best canned salsa. Tell me about canning salsa. All canning recipes from this book are tested and found to be safe when directions are followed carefully.

Mostly i want you to know that canning salsa is easy and therapeutic. Boil jars for 15 minutes at 1000 feet 20 minutes up to 6000 feet and 25 minutes if over 6000 feet. Seriously i love canning and even more than that this may be the only salsa recipe youll ever need.