Green Tomato Relish
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Recipe type: relish
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Ingredients
  • 4 lbs. green tomatoes, sliced or chopped
  • 1 large onion, peeled and sliced or chopped
  • ½ cup sea salt
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • mixed pickling spice (recipe below)
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1½ cups vinegar
  • Pickling Spice
  • 3 tablespoons mustard seed
  • 1½ tablespoons whole allspice
  • 3 teaspoon coriander seed
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 1½ teaspoons red pepper flakes
  • 3 bay leaves, crumbled
  • 1½ cinnamon sticks, broken in half
Instructions
  1. Place pickling spices on a cheesecloth, gather up and tie to make a ball.
  2. Layer slices of tomatoes and onions in a large bowl. Cover with sea salt and allow to sit overnight. Drain in a colander. In a large pot over medium heat add tomatoes and onions. Add sugar and turmeric. Once sugar had dissolved, add vinegar and pickling spice ball. Simmer, uncovered, 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Toward the end of the cooking time, get jars ready for sterilization.
  3. Use a funnel with a large opening to fill up the hot jars or use a spoon. Clean around the rim and place lids on. Place jars back in the canner and boil for 10 minutes. Carefully remove and let cook on a rack.
Notes
The Culinary Chase’s Note: You can use sterilized mason jars or other tempered-glass jars that are free of cracks or nicks. Whatever you use, make sure the containers are sterilized. Use this relish as a condiment for pork/beef roasts, chicken, burger topping, side for crab cakes, hot dogs. Enjoy!
Recipe by The Culinary Chase at https://theculinarychase.com/2014/09/green-tomato-relish/