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Cowgirl Relish




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List of Ingredients






2 lbs jalapenos
1 lb carrots
1 medium red onion
1 1/3 cup cider or white vinegar
4 cups sugar


Preparation: Prepare 7-8 half pint jars or 3 pints, lids, and rings. Sterilize the jars and keep them in the hot water till its time for processing. Make sure to fill your water bath canner and get the water to a simmer.
Remove the stems and de-seed if you want your relish to be less spicy. Clean and peel carrots. Using a food processor on pulse add jalapenos till they are small diced. Don't just let the machine spin. You want to have pieces not jalapeno juice. Then add carrots, pulse them the same size, and then finally the red onions. If you don't have a processor you can dice with a knife. Make sure to where gloves when working with the peppers.

Cooking: In a large stainless steel combine vinegar and sugar and bring to a simmer until sugar is dissolved. Add diced veggies and simmer uncovered, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat.

Filling the jars: On a dishtowel place your hot jars and using your funnel, ladle to fill to 1/2" headspace. Fill first with the vegetable solids and then add the hot vinegar liquid allowing 1/2" head space. Remove air bubbles and refill to the proper headspace with the mixture if necessary. Taking a clean papertowel wet it with warm water and wipe the rims of the jars removing any food particles that would interfere with a good seal. Using your magic wand extract the lids from the hot water and place them on the now cleaned rims. Add your rings to the tops of each of the jars and turn to seal just "finger tight".

Processing: Make sure your rack is on the bottom of the canner and place the jars in the water bath making sure that the water covers each of the jars by 1 to 2 inches. Add hot water to the canner if it doesn't measure up. Cover the pot and turn up the heat under the canner and wait for the water to start boiling. Once the water has come to a boil start your timer for 15 minutes. When complete turn off the heat and remove the cover and let the jars sit for another few minutes. Remove the jars and place them back on the dishtowel in a place that they will sit overnight to cool. Do not touch or move them till the next morning.

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