Copycat V8® Juice

Description

Full of tomatoes, celery, onion, pepper, beet, carrot, and garlic, this vegetable juice cocktail tastes even better than the store-bought version!

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ pounds tomatoes, chopped
  • ⅓ large onion, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons chopped celery
  • ½ teaspoon chopped celery
  • ⅜ carrot, chopped
  • ¼ beet
  • ⅛ green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
  • ⅓ clove garlic
  • 2 ⅓ cups water, or as needed
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons white sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice
  • ¼ teaspoon horseradish
  • ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, or to taste
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons salt
  • 1 (1 quart) sterilized canning jar with lid and ring

Instructions

  1. Process tomatoes
  2. onion
  3. 3 tablespoons and 1/2 teaspoon chopped celery
  4. carrot
  5. beet
  6. green bell pepper
  7. and garlic through a juicer.
  8. Stir vegetable juices
  9. water
  10. 1 1/4 teaspoons white sugar
  11. lemon juice
  12. horseradish
  13. Worcestershire sauce
  14. and black pepper together in a large pot. Bring to a boil and cook until flavors blend
  15. about 20 minutes.
  16. Sterilize the jars and lids in boiling water for at least 5 minutes. Ladle juice into a quart jar. Stir 1 tablespoon white sugar and 1 teaspoon salt into the juice. Wipe the rim of the jar with a moist paper towel to remove any food residue. Top with lid and screw on ring.
  17. Process juice in a pressure canner at 10 pounds of pressure for 35 minutes.
  18. Remove the jar from the pressure canner and place onto a cloth-covered or wood surface until cool. Once cool
  19. press the top of the lid with a finger
  20. ensuring that the seal is tight (lid does not move up or down at all). Store in a cool
  21. dark area.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 55 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Servings: 4

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