I had a hard time finding a taco sauce recipe because of my allergies to spices so I ended up looking through several recipes and finally coming up with my own. It's a little different than a normal taco sauce, it's more like a salsa. Whatever you use it for it sure is yummy! After I finished making it the other day I caught my hubby eating it right out of the jar!
You need:
- 4 c. pureed tomatoes(to make it thicker you could use tomato paste)
- 2 T minced onion
- 1/2 c. vinegar
- 1 T 1 t. garlic powder
- 1 T 1 t. garlic salt
- 2 t. paprika
- 2 t. sugar
- 4 chopped jalapenos
Hot water canner
Large sauce pan
Ladle
Measuring cups
Jars, lids, rims
Mix all ingredients together in the saucepan and simmer together for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Put into jars using the ladle leaving headspace. Don't forget to clean off the tops of the jars before you put on the lids and rims. Screw the lids on tight and process in the hot water canner for 40 minutes. Take them out and carefully set them on a flat surface. Make sure the lids have sealed before you put them on the shelf. If they haven't, re-process them. Enjoy!
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when you water bath this recipe for the taco sauce do you have to wait for it to start boiling like most canning recipes before you start timing it? Thanks for the recipes I enjoy reading them..
Yes I do make sure the water is boiling before I start the timer. I didn't do that every time last year and I ended up wasting alot of food that didn't seal properly.
How many pints does this make. The recipe looks good!
thanx for sharing, tomatoes coming out of my ears, apparently it’s the only thing I can grow~!
Can I make this with fresh tomoatoes?
Yes!
Ooo! I am totally pinning this! Thanks!
How do you label your jars when you use the Tattler lids? With the disposables I always wrote on the lids. Don’t really want to do that with reusable ones.
I just don’t write on them and use them for things that I know for sure what they are.
I use a dry erase marker for writing on my tattler lids. Works great! Washes right off to write on again! Just be careful you dont smear it when putting the jars away!!