Tomato Green Chile Pineapple Preserves Food

SPICY GREEN TOMATO SALSA

Steps:

• Combine green tomatoes, onions, jalapeno peppers, serrano peppers, and red bell pepper in a large bowl.
• Mix cilantro, sugar, garlic, oregano, and cayenne pepper together in a small bowl.
• Fill a blender with about 2 cups tomato mixture, 1 teaspoon lime juice, and 1/4 of the spice mixture; blend to desired consistency and pour into a large bowl. Repeat blending with remaining tomato mixture, lime juice, and spice mixture, working in batches, until all ingredients are blended. Stir vinegar into salsa.

YELLOW TOMATO-PINEAPPLE PRESERVES

Steps:

• Dip the tomatoes into boiling water for 30 to 60 seconds. Let them cool and slip off their skins. Cut them into wedges and put the wedges into a bowl. Add the sugar and gently mix. Cover the bowl and let stand for 6 to 12 hours, gently turning the tomatoes once or twice in the meantime.
• Peel and core the pineapple and chop it coarsely, reserving all the juice. Weigh the chopped pineapple, you should have 3/4 pound.
• Strain the syrup from the tomatoes into a nonreactive pot. Add an sugar from the bottom of the bowl and any juice from chopping the pineapple. Put the ginger slices into a spice bag and add it to the pot.
• Stir the mixture over medium heat until the sugar has completely dissolved. Raise the heat to high and boil the syrup until it reaches the thread stage or 230 degrees. Add the tomato wedges and chopped pineapple. Reduce the heat and barely simmer the mixture until the tomato wedges are partially translucent, at least 30 minutes. Skim off an foam.
• Press the spice bag against the side of the pot, and remove the bag. Ladle the preserves into pint or half-pint jars. Add lids and process the jars for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.

TOMASITA'S GREEN CHILE

Steps:

• Put the New Mexico green chile in a large saucepan over medium heat. Do not let boil.
• Make a roux. Put the oil in a saucepan, over medium heat, heat up slightly, add the flour and stir constantly. The flour should get toasted and brown, but do not burn it, about 5 minutes.
• Drizzle the roux into the green chile and mix to combine. This will make it thicker and change the color slightly, but it should not get white in color. The chile and liquid should just look darker and less bright that the green chile without any roux. Add enough roux and water to get the chile to the right consistency, which should be like gravy. You may not use all the roux.
• Add the garlic and salt. Leave the chile in the pot to simmer for 20 minutes, stirring regularly. Do NOT bring it to a boil, as that may burn the flour in the roux. Add more salt and garlic if needed and serve.

PINEAPPLE GREEN CHILE MARMALADE

Steps:

• Scrub lemons. Cut a 1/4-inch slice off each end
• of each lemon and discard these end pieces. Slice
• lemons crosswise as thinly as possible, removing
• any seeds.
• Combine carrots, green chile, pineapple
• in juice, and lemon slices in an 8-quart non-stick
• pan. Stir in orange juice. Bring mixture to a boil
• over medium heat; reduce heat and simmer 20
• minutes, stirring occasionally. Do not cover the
• pan while simmering.
• Stir in granulated sugar. Return mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Clip a
• candy thermometer to the side of the pan, making sure the bulb is completely submerged. Boil the marmalade until thick and the temperature reaches 218°F (adjust for elevation as needed), stirring often at the beginning and constantly toward the end of the cooking period to prevent sticking and burning. Remove from heat.
• Ladle hot marmalade into hot jars, leaving a 1/4-inch headspace. Attach
• two-piece lids. Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes, adjusting processing time for elevation as necessary.

SWEET AND SOUR PORK WITH TOMATO GREEN CHILE PINEAPPLE PRESERVES

Steps:

• Combine flour and salt in a flat dish. Dip pork
• cubes into beaten egg, then in flour mixture, coat-
• ing each piece thoroughly.
• Fry pork cubes in hot oil until browned on all sides, about 6 to 8 min-
• utes. Drain on paper towel; keep warm.
• In deep non-stick skillet, bring preserves to a boil. Blend cornstarch with cold water in a small bowl; gradually stir into preserves. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened and bubbly.
• Stir warm pork cubes, drained pineapple chunks,
• and bell pepper into thickened sauce. Heat, stirring
• constantly, until pork, pineapple, and pepper are
• heated through.
• Serve over hot cooked rice.

GREEN TOMATO PRESERVES

Steps:

• Wash the tomatoes, core and cut into chunks; place in a large canning kettle.
• Add the lemon juice and sugar, bring to a boil and continue boiling until syrup is thick.
• Ladle into hot sterilized jars and process in water bath as recommended in your area.

TOMATO GREEN CHILE PINEAPPLE PRESERVES

Steps:

• Wash tomatoes. Immerse tomatoes in boiling
• water for 30 seconds. Remove and plunge into
• cold water. Slip off skins.
• Process peeled tomatoes in a food processor for 1 minute.
• Combine pureed tomatoes, green chile, pineapple, and pectin in an
• 8-quart non-stick pan. Bring mixture to a full boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Add sugar all at once. Return mixture to a boil, stirring
• constantly. Boil hard for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat. Skim off foam if necessary. Ladle hot pre-
• serves into hot jars, leaving a 1/4-inch headspace. Attach two-piece lids. Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes, adjusting processing time for elevation as necessary.