Fresh Tomato Chili Sauce

Description

This is a sweet chili sauce made according to an old family recipe. It is great on hamburgers, and pot roast. If you don’t can the sauce in jars, it can be refrigerated.

Ingredients

  • 35 fresh tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 3 fresh hot chile peppers, seeded and chopped
  • 4 red bell peppers, cored, seeded and cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 cups apple cider vinegar
  • ⅓ cup fresh lime juice, or amount to taste
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon salt, or amount to taste

Instructions

  1. Place the tomatoes in a large pot over medium heat
  2. and simmer 1 hour. Skim off any excess liquid or foam. Stir in the chile peppers
  3. bell peppers
  4. onion
  5. vinegar
  6. lime juice
  7. white sugar
  8. brown sugar
  9. and desired amount of salt. Reduce heat to low
  10. and simmer 3 to 5 hours until liquid reduces and thickens. Adjust seasonings to taste.
  11. Remove chili sauce from heat
  12. and skim off any foam. Pour into hot
  13. sterilized jars
  14. leaving 1/4 inch headroom. Adjust lids. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling-water bath.

Prep Time: 35 mins

Cook Time: 4 hrs

Total Time: 4 hrs 35 mins

Servings: 96

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