Recipe: Best Home Canned Thick and Chunky Salsa

INGREDIENTS

8 lb

ripe tomatoes

1 1/2 cups

chopped (seeds and all) fresh Anaheim chile peppers (roughly 3)

1/2 cup

chopped yellow bell pepper (for color)

1/2 cup

seeded and chopped fresh jalapeno pepper (about 2-3 large), plus 1 whole pepper, chopped (seeds and all)

2 cups

chopped onions (about 2 large)

1/2 cup

snipped fresh cilantro (roughly ½ bunch)

1/2 cup

fresh squeezed lime juice (about 3 large limes)

1/2 cup

white vinegar

3 oz

tomato paste

5 cloves

garlic, minced (roughly ½ head)

1 tsp

cumin seeds, toasted and coarsely ground in a mortar and pestel or a coffee grinder

1 tsp

ground black pepper

3 tsp

kosher salt

1/2 tbsp

paprika