Then, remove the tomatoes from the water and place directly into a bowl if iced water to shock. To do this, make an “X” in the bottom of the tomatoes, then place in boiling water for 60 seconds. The only difficult thing is removing the skins from the tomatoes ahead of time. This makes it much easier in the long-run. Prep all of your ingredients ahead of time It couldn’t be simpler and you don’t need any fancy equipment to do it. However– don’t be intimidated by the canning process. It will make a lot of salsa but you could also pour it into jars and gift it to friends without canning. I’m writing this recipe as one to be canned, but you don’t need to. You’re going to need a lot of tomatoes, so skip the $3.99/lb heirlooms for this salsa.
The uglies are what most tomato farmers sell for dirt cheap- they are ugly, misshapen tomatoes that are perfect for salsa making. Oh yeah, this salsa is drinkable.īefore I was gifted so many tomatoes, I used to head to the farmer’s market this time of year and stock up on the uglies. I’m currently looking at 60 jars of salsa in my kitchen, of which BL has already gone through 3 of them in a week. I naively thought I could make salsa, sauce and canned diced tomatoes in a single afternoon, which turned into 2 days of non-stop salsa making. My mother-in-law brought me 75 pounds of tomatoes last week… which sounded really good until I saw exactly how many tomatoes 75 pounds really is. It might be one of the best things that’s ever come out of my kitchen. I wish I could invite all of you over to my house so you could have a bite of this homemade salsa for canning.