Description
A great way to use up the last of your green tomatoes in the garden
Yield
6 8 ounce jars
Preparation time
6 hours
Ingredients
6 c Green Tomatoes (finely chopped)
1⁄2 t kosher salt
1 T dry mustard
1 clv Garlic (finely chopped)
1 1⁄2 c Brown Sugar (lightly packed)
2 c white vinegar
1 cinnamon stick (broken in half)
1 t celery seed
1 t whole cloves
1⁄4 c pickling/canning salt
1 red bell pepepr (chopped)
2 green bell peppers (chopped)
2 onions (finely chopped)
1⁄2 t ground ginger
Instructions
- In a large glass or stainless steel bowl, combine the tomatoes, onions, peppers and pickling salt. Cover and let stand in a cool place for 12 hours or overnight
- Transfer mixture to a colander placed over a sink and drain. Rinse well with cold water and drain thoroughly. Using your hands, squeeze out any excess liquid and set aside .
- Tie the cloves, celery seeds and cinnamon stick in a square of cheesecloth, creating a spice bag .
- In a large stainless steel saucepan, combine the vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, mustard, salt, ginger and the spice bag. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
- Add drained tomato mixture, stir well and return to a boil.
- Reduce heat, boil gently, stirring frequently, until tomatoes are transparent, about one hour.
- Discard spice bag.
- Ladle hot relish into jars, leaving ½ inch headspace. Remove any air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary. Wipe rim, center lid on jar, screw band down until resistance is met.
- Place jars in canner, making sure jars are completely covered. Process for 10 minutes, remove canner lid, and wait 5 additional minutes before removing jars, cooling and storing.
Notes
While this is a "Hot Dog Relish", I personally do NOT like hot dogs one damn bit and I use this instead on burgers, kielbasa, Italian cold cut subs, or just "as is"!
NOTE: It takes 24+ hours to complete this recipe - not the 6 hours listed
Source
Ball's Complete Book of Home Preserving