Easy Chili Sauce Recipe
🕒 Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
🥢 Servings: 7 cups
🍽️ Yield: 7 cups
🔪 Prep Time: 15 minutes
🔥 Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Description:
This easy chili sauce recipe yields a small batch perfect for any occasion. It pairs exceptionally well with meat-and-potatoes dinners. Feel free to adjust the heat by adding hot peppers or extra cayenne for a spicier kick. It’s so versatile; you can even use it as a salsa alternative.
Ingredients:
- 2 large tins (28-ounce each) Italian plum tomatoes (do NOT drain)
- 1 cup cider vinegar
- 2 apples
- 1 onion
- 1 stalk celery
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons coarse salt
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions:
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Prepare Ingredients: Start by ensuring your plum tomatoes are large tins and not drained. Peel and chop the apples, onion, and celery.
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Combine Ingredients: In a large heavy pot, combine the plum tomatoes, cider vinegar, chopped apples, onion, celery, brown sugar, coarse salt, ground allspice, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, and cayenne pepper.
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Cook: Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Once boiling, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook uncovered for approximately 90 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking.
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Thicken: As the sauce cooks, the tomatoes will naturally break apart. You can help this process along by gently pressing them against the side of the pot with a wooden spoon. Continue simmering until the sauce reaches your desired thickness.
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Package: Once the chili sauce has thickened to your liking, pour it into hot, sterilized jars, leaving a bit of headspace. Seal the jars tightly.
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Storage: You have two options for storing the chili sauce. You can process the jars in a hot water bath for longer-term storage, or simply refrigerate them. The sauce keeps well in the fridge and tends to be consumed quickly due to its delicious flavor.
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Serve or Gift: This recipe yields approximately seven cups of chili sauce. You can portion it into pint-sized jars for your family’s use and distribute the rest into smaller 1-cup jars to share with friends and family.
Nutritional Information (per serving):
- Calories: 170.3
- Fat: 0.6g
- Saturated Fat: 0.1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Sodium: 699.7mg
- Carbohydrates: 40.7g
- Fiber: 4.5g
- Sugar: 34.1g
- Protein: 2.4g
Enjoy your homemade Easy Chili Sauce! 🌶️🍅
