Tomato Preserves with Serranos has a kick of heat and is ideal to use up your summer tomatoes from the garden -- but, you can make it all year long. It'll enhance anything you add it to! Makes approximately 3 cups
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time2 hourshrs
Total Time2 hourshrs10 minutesmins
Course: Condiments, Sauces, Dressings and Vinaigrettes
3poundsfresh tomatoeswashed and dried, stemmed and cut into large chunks
½cupyellow onion,finely chopped
2approximately (3-inch)serrano chile peppers,stems, seeds and membranes removed
½cupgranulated sugar(see notes)
2tablespoonsfreshly squeezed lime juice
Instructions
Combine ingredients. Add the tomatoes, onion and peppers to a medium-sized sauce pot. Sprinkle with the sugar and drizzle with the lime juice. Mix well and turn the heat to high.
Cook. Bring to a boil and then immediately turn the heat to low and let it simmer gently until it's nicely thickened, about 2 hours.
Cool. Let the preserves cool completely before refrigerating. (Wrapped tightly, this will keep in the refrigerator for about 3 weeks.)
Notes
In the middle of the summer, tomatoes should be super sweet, so less sugar is needed. If at the end of the cooking time, it's not sweet enough for you, you can add more sugar, and let it cook a bit longer.If you find yourself with tons of tomatoes, make as much of the preserves as you can at once! Here is a guide to Sterilizing Jars for Preserves.Calorie count is only an estimate.