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Tomatillo Salsa
Home-canned tomatillo salsa.
Course
Condiments
Cuisine
Mexican
Keyword
Jalapeno Peppers, Salsa, Tomatillos
Prep Time
40
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour
hour
10
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
50
minutes
minutes
Servings
8
x quarter-litre (½ US pint) jars
Calories
11
kcal
Ingredients
4
green peppers
(sweet, such as bell)
6
jalapeno peppers
1
kg
tomatillos
fresh, chopped. 6 cups / 2 lbs. Measured after prep)
350
g
onion
(chopped, white. 2 cups / ¾ lb. Measured after prep)
4
cloves
garlic
150
ml
white wine vinegar
(5% or higher. ⅔ cup / 5 oz)
1
tablespoon
salt
(OR non-bitter, non-clouding salt sub)
1
teaspoon
ground coriander
1
teaspoon
ground cumin
¼
teaspoon
ground black pepper
50
g
coriander
(aka cilantro. Finely chopped fresh. About ¾ cup packed. 2 oz.)
10
g
parsley
(fresh, finely chopped. ½ cup / .5 oz)
4
tablespoons
lime juice
(60 ml / 2 oz)
Metric
-
US Customary
Instructions
Start heating oven to 240 C / 475 F.
Get a large, rimmed baking sheet and line it with tin foil. Don't grease or spray. Set aside.
Wash, stem and seed all the peppers.
Place on baking sheet cut side down.
Bake until charred -- about 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, remove and discard the husks from the tomatillos. Wash well.
Chop the tomatillos, add to large pot.
Add the ingredients down to and including the black pepper to the pot.
Wash and chop the cilantro and the parsley, set aside.
When peppers are done, remove from oven, and let cool until peppers can be safely handled.
Chop peppers and add to pot.
Turn stove top heat on, and bring pot to a boil, covered.
Then lower the heat to medium, and simmer for 5 minutes.
Uncover the pot, and let simmer until it thickens with a lot of the water driven off -- about 30 minutes.
Add cilantro, parsley, lime juice. Stir.
Simmer 3 more minutes to heat through.
Ladle hot salsa into hot jars.
Leave 2 cm (½ inch) headspace.
Debubble, adjust headspace.
Wipe jar rims.
Put lids on.
Process in a water bath or steam canner.
Process jars for 20 minutes; increase time as needed for your altitude.
Nutrition
Serving:
2
g
|
Calories:
11
kcal
|
Protein:
0.3
g
|
Fat:
0.2
g
|
Sodium:
144
mg
|
Fiber:
0.7
g
|
Sugar:
0.6
g