Easy Chili Sauce
photo by Kat's Mom
- Ready In:
- 1hr 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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7 cups
ingredients
- 2 (28 ounce) cans Italian plum tomatoes, undrained
- 1 cup cider vinegar
- 2 medium apples, peeled,cored and diced
- 1 large onion, peeled and diced
- 1 cup finely chopped celery
- 3⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons coarse salt
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
directions
- Use large tins (28-ounce) of plum tomatoes and do NOT drain.
- Combine all ingredients in a large heavy pot.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cook, uncovered, until thick-- about 90 minutes.
- Tomatoes will break apart as they cook, although you can help this along by pressing them against the side of the pot with a wooden spoon.
- Stir chili sauce often as it cooks.
- Pour chili sauce into hot, sterilized jars and seal.
- Process in a hot water bath if you wish, but I store these jars in the back of my fridge-- they don't take up too much room because they seem to be eaten quickly!
- Recipe makes seven cups; I always do up 2 pint jars for my family then put the rest in 1-cup size jars to give away.
Reviews
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I never knew that chili sauce has no chili powder! This is delicious, low in calories and so low in fat. It made the most tender chicken: Recipe #193424. I did not peel the MacIntosh apples I used because I need the extra malic acid (what makes apples tart). I simply used my handheld blender to smooth the sauce and it was terrific. Thanks for sharing Lennie.
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Used 4 14.5 cans diced tomatoes (a couple more ounces than the 28 ounce cans). When it was finished cooking, I de-chunked it with my stick blender before canning. Planning to use it in a sauce recipe that goes on meatballs. Loved the way it made the house smell! If it doesn't perform, I'll re-review!
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The smell that this produces is out of the world on this cold New England day. The taste is hevenly. I halfed the recipe, and that will never happen again. I omitted the salt, health reasons, and added some garlic and a green pepper. Now I'm on a quest to see how many ways I can use it. Thanks for sharing.
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