Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Italian Diced Tomatoes

Italian Diced Tomatoes

Combine in a large pot:

12 cups diced tomatoes with the juice
6 Tbsp lemon juice

Bring to a low boil for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare the following spice mix:

2 tsp basil
1 tsp thyme
1-1/4 tsp oregano
3/4 tsp rosemary
3/4 tsp sage
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp hot pepper flakes


Prepare pint jars. Make sure they are hot. Ladle in tomatoes till 3/4 full. Add 2 1/4 tsp of spice mix, and 1/4 tsp salt to each jar. Mix gently. Ladle in remaining tomatoes. If short of tomatoes and juice, use some boiling water to fill jars. Fill to 1/2" headspace. Remove any air pockets. Process in a boiling water bath for 35 minutes. Makes 6 pints

4 comments:

terribonin said...

Yum!! Can't wait to try it!! I am always looking for a new recipe for my big family!!

Anonymous said...

It took me a while to search on the net, only your site explain the fully details, bookmarked and thanks again.

- Laura

AngiMW said...

I'm making these today! I've been waiting and waiting for enough of our tomatoes to be ready. THANKS, I love this blog!
:)

MommaofMany said...

Thanks so much for your encouragement and kind words, Ladies! Let me know how they turn out!