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padre picante' sauce

Recipe by
Kellie Ekeland

a favorite summertime snack

yield 25 -30
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr 30 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For padre picante' sauce

  • 5 lg
    tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 qt
    tomato juice
  • 3 lg
    sweet onions, chopped
  • 8-10 md
    jalapeno peppers, fresh, chopped
  • 1/8 tsp
    garlic powder
  • 3/4 c
    cider vinegar
  • 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    salt
  • 1 lg
    green bell pepper, finely chopped

How To Make padre picante' sauce

  • 1
    all veggies chopped; place all in a large, heavy pot. cook slowly for 1.5 hours; uncovered until cooked down and thickened.
  • 2
    Once thickened, allow to cool. put in to pint jars and refrigerate. makes 5 - 6 pints.
  • 3
    Adjust how spicy by the number of jalapeno peppers and how many pepper seeds. (i seed about half the peppers). Can add more chopped onions for chunky sauce.
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