Nana King's Sweet Chili Sauce

Total Time: 2 hrs
Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, with juice


• 2 cups chopped onions, 1 large


• 2 cups chopped red bell peppers or 2 cups green bell peppers, 1 large


• 1 cup diced celery, 2 stalks


• 2 -3 hot chili peppers, minced


• 1 cup sugar


• 1 tablespoon kosher salt


• 1 1/2 cups cider vinegar


• 4 tablespoons pickling spices


• 4 teaspoons mustard seeds

Recipe

• 1 combine tomatoes with next 7 ingedients in a large sauce pot. tie pickling spices and mustard seed in a cheesecloth bag and add to pot. bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring to prevent scorching. reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until mixture thickens and becomes slightly syrupy. stir frequently to prevent mixture from sticking to bottom of pot.


• 2 when sauce reaches desired thickness, discard spice bag and ladle hot sauce into 1-pint jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. process jars according to directions or let cool completely and refrigerate for up to 3 months.