Sweet Chili Sauce Recipe

This chili sauce recipe has so many uses.

You can obviously use it as a relish on hamburgers or hot dogs.

How about flavoring your next meat loaf with some of this sweet chili sauce recipe?

Or serve it as a side sauce with beef or pork.

Ingredients

• 10 pounds medium tomatoes
• 2 cups chopped onion
• 2 cups chopped green pepper
• 2 small hot peppers, minced (optional)
• 1 cup honey
• 3 tablespoon salt
• 3 tablespoons mixed pickling spices
• 1 tablespoon celery seeds
• 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
• 2 cups vinegar (5% acidity)

Method

Step 1

Peel, core and chop the tomatoes. Combine the tomatoes, onions, peppers, honey and salt in a large Dutch oven. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes.

Step 2

Tie the pickling spices, celery seeds and mustard seeds in a cheesecloth bag. Add the bag to the tomato mixture. Simmer for another 45 minutes, uncovered, stirring often.

Step 3

Stir in the vinegar. Simmer another 2 hours, uncovered.

Step 4

Remove the spice bag. Quickly spoon the sauce into hot jars, leaving 1/2 inch of head space. Cover immediately with metal lids and screw on bands. Process in a boiling water bath for 35 minutes.

Step 5

Makes 3 pints.

Did You Know?…

You can even eat this chilli sauce with tortilla chips as a change from salsa.

The mix of tomatoes, peppers, pickling spices and seeds is married with a little honey which cuts the savory nicely and adds a touch of sweetness to the recipe.

This is a perfect canning recipe for that time in the summer when tomatoes are at their peak and are both plentiful and lower priced.

You may want to make a few batches.

It’s bound to be a hit.

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