Grandma Nicholsons Chili Sauce Recipes

CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• Peel tomatoes by placing them in boiling water for 30 seconds and then plunging them into cold water. The skin will slide right off. If it doesn't, plunge them in the hot water again.
• Wrap all the whole spices in a little cheesecloth bag.
• Rough chop the remaining ingredients. Don't worry about it being pretty, just chop them up into pieces between 1/4" - 1/2".
• Put all the ingredients into a large stock pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to a simmer and simmer until thick and reduced by 1/3rd. This will take many hours. 5-10 hours depending on the type of tomatoes you use.
• Taste as you go! If after 3 hours you find you like the taste of it, then remove the spice bag and continue to simmer until thickened. I always leave my spice bag in until the end though.

GRANDMOTHER'S CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix all dry ingredients in a large saucepan.
• Add the vinegar; tomatoes, and onions; mix well.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Continue to cook, uncovered until it is reduced by half.
• Cool.
• Cover tightly and store in the refrigerator.

GRANDMA PRENTICE'S CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix tomatoes, onions, apple cider vinegar, green bell peppers, seeded chopped chile peppers, sugar, unseeded chopped chile pepper, salt, allspice, cinnamon, and cloves together in a large mixing bowl.
• Ladle enough of the tomato mixture into the pitcher of a blender to fill to about 3/4-full; blend until smooth. Pour blended mixture into a large pot. Repeat blending until entire mixture has been pureed.
• Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until thickened, 7 to 8 hours.

GRANDMA'S CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Scald tomatoes in boiling water for 3 minutes; cool in cold water.
• 2. Core, peel, and finely chop tomatoes. Finely chop onions, green peppers and celery and place all in very large pot.
• 3. Add vinegar, sugar and remaining ingredients to tomato mixture in pot and bring to boil.
• 4. Cook until cooked through and all vegetables are soft, approximately 30 minutes.
• 5. While vegetables are cooking, prepare water bath canning, bringing enough water to boil to cover pint jars with 1-2 inches of water.
• 6. Fill pint canning jars to within 1/2 inch of top, place lids and screw tops onto jars and place in water bath canner.
• 7. Process 40 minutes.