Chuck Zumbrun

Tales from Skunk Hill

More Canning

Food preservation continues full-bore here at Skunk Hill.

Tomatillos and Peppers
Tomatillos and Peppers

Nephew Tom came over this morning and we turned those tomatillos and some of the peppers into 10 pints salsa verde. We made 5 pints fairly mild and then added some habaneros to the other 5 pints to try to make some green fire.

Salsa Verde
Salsa Verde

I had few peppers left over so I canned them whole.

All those red japalenos and serranos we chopped up to try making homemade Sriracha chile paste. I had found a recipe for homemade Sriracha earlier here and I’d been anxious to try it.

Homemade Sriracha
Homemade Sriracha

We had 4 1/2 pounds of serranos and japalenos. We buzzed them up in the food processor with garlic and a little salt and sugar. It’ll all sit and ferment for a few days, then we’ll run it through the food mill to take out the seeds and turn it into paste.

You can be glad smell-o-vision hasn’t been invented yet. Just a whiff of that paste will make your throat and eyes burn.

Can’t wait to try it!

One response to “More Canning”

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    Missy

    Hope you marked the mild and fire jars. Pickled chiles sounds very good. I was feeling very accomplished with what I did this weekend until I looked back at your blog. <>

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